Buryatia is going to become a major supplier of meat

OOO "Buryatmyasprom" together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Buryatia intends to come to grips matter of creating the republic big meat-processing complex.

This was reported on May 14 press conference, Chairman of the Board of Directors of " Buryatmyasprom " Alexander Venidiktov . According to him , the availability of raw materials enterprises today is his only task. Currently, most of the raw meat comes from Belarus, which , contracted to 20 thousand tons of meat.

However, today, farmers in Buryatia produce enough meat, Republic of Belarus is not inferior to the parameters. "For us it would be much more advantageous economically than carry meat from abroad with expensive delivery - said Venidiktov . - So now our goal - to give impetus to the creation of the republic of large meat-processing complex . We want to let our promise breeders develop its production , as it is mutually beneficial."

In turn, the Acting Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Belarus Mikhail Kostrikov confirmed that while the only way for the company to buy the meat stays abroad , as in Buryatia its cost is too high. The reason for this is the absence of large meat-processing facilities and feedlots . But farmers do not want to sell their products to manufacturers for their low price.

Source : vtinform.ru