18 January 2018

Belarus\' agricultural output up 4.1% in 2017

MINSK, 18 January (BelTA) – Belarusian agricultural enterprises of all types (state-run agricultural enterprises, private farming enterprises, and personal subsidiary economies) turned out Br18.2 billion worth of agricultural products in 2017, up 4.1% from 2016 in comparable prices, BelTA learned from the National Statistics Committee of Belarus.

The top contributor is Minsk Oblast (23.8% of the country\'s agricultural output). It is followed by Brest Oblast (18.7%), Gomel Oblast (16.8%), Grodno Oblast (16.4%), Mogilev Oblast (12.4%), and Vitebsk Oblast (11.8%).

Agricultural corporations, including private farmers, accounted for 81.8% of the country\'s agricultural output while personal subsidiary economies of Belarusians turned out 18.2% of the total.

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