The agricultural organizations of the Minsk region increased milk production by 5.2% in 2016 compared to 2015, BelTA learned from the Committee on Agriculture and Food, Minsk Oblast Executive Committee.

"The pace of growth in milk production in the agricultural enterprises of Minsk region amounted to 105.2% in 2016. The economy received more than 1.66 million tons of milk.", - Said in oblselhozprode .

Milk production last year increased in all regions of the Minsk oblast. The largest increase occurred in Logojsky (14%) and Valozhyn (10.5%) areas. At the end of 2016 in the Minsk region has also increased the value of the average milk yield per cow to almost 5.1 thousand. Kg of milk per year, an increase of 4.6%. Unconditional leadership in the central region at the average annual udoyu milk from a cow belongs to Nesvizh district - more than 7.4 thousand kg.. The increase in milk production specialists associated with improved feed quality and the improvement of production technology.

At the appropriate committee also reported that agricultural enterprises of Minsk region in the last year managed to increase sales of livestock and poultry in live weight by 2.2% to 430.3 thousand. T. Has increased the number of cattle in the region. As of January 1, it exceeds 920.5 thous. Heads. At the beginning of 2017 the number of pigs on the farms was 586.5 thousand.

The construction of two large hog facilities. The complex is in Molodechno district for 100 thousand heads in Logoisk area -. 24 thousand heads.. Their commissioning is scheduled for the current year. Over the past few years in the Minsk region nine major pig-breeding complexes have been built. It is at such facilities in the region already holds about 90% of production. Farms that do not meet modern standards and provide competitive products, stop working. pork production capacity to the introduction of innovative technologies that allow to obtain higher average daily weight gain due to lower production costs.