Spring fieldwork in Belarus was successfully carried out, Minister of Agriculture and Food Leonid Zayats told reporters at the international specialized exhibition Belagro-2018, BelTA.

"We carried out the whole front of the spring field work quite successfully, and in the shortest time we carried out the whole complex of agrotechnical measures aimed at sowing grain and forming crops. Now we are actively harvesting grassy forages, we have already harvested more than 3 million tons of hay and silage. the level of last year, "- said Leonid Zayats. Real wages of agrarians increased by 14%, labor productivity by 22%.

At the same time, the Minister drew attention to the adverse effect of hot weather on the development of crops. "We take measures, we use all the best practices taking into account the climatic conditions in order to get a good harvest," he said. 

The international specialized exhibition "Belagro-2018" was opened today in the trade and logistics center "Globus Park" in the agro-town of Shchomyslitsa, Minsk region. Participation in the exhibition is accepted by 536 companies from 28 countries, including Austria, Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Poland, Russia, USA, Ukraine, Finland. Collective expositions were presented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Ministry of Industry, the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, the Belgospischeprom concern, Belcoopsoyuz and other ministries and departments. The separate exhibits are enterprises of the Czech Republic, India, Pakistan. 

In addition to "Belagro-2018" during the Belarusian agro-industrial week, international specialized exhibitions "Belferma", "Belproduct", "Prodmash., Cold Pack" are held in Minsk region from June 5 to 10.