Vitebsk concern "Meat-Dairy Products" increased exports to China by 2.5 times in 10 months
According to data for 10 months, goods worth over $11 million were shipped to partners from China. Seven enterprises belonging to the state association are certified to supply all dairy products, frozen beef and its products to the Chinese market. In particular, in 2021, JSC "Postavy Dairy Plant" joined the list of accredited suppliers. The Chinese market is attractive not only for its capacity but also for its favorable market conditions. Thanks to these factors, the concern's cooperation with the PRC is planned to be increased both by increasing the volume of supplies and expanding the range of products supplied, specialists noted.
In general, organizations of the state association have accumulated experience in interacting with partners from more than 50 countries. The average annual volume of supplies to foreign markets exceeds $200 million. Meat and dairy processing enterprises are export-oriented, which reflects the established stable ratio of the main positions in the export structure. Cheeses, as well as dairy preserves, whole milk products, butter, skimmed milk powder, and semi-finished meat products account for the largest share.
The range of products manufactured by the enterprises includes over 870 types of dairy products and over 1,000 types of meat products. The volume of milk processing is about 2.4 thousand tons of raw materials per day. Beef and its products form the basis of meat product exports. The organizations' production capacities for beef allow processing about 58 thousand tons per year. Currently, the concern is implementing two investment projects aimed at increasing beef processing capacities, which will expand the association's export potential.
The Vitebsk Meat and Dairy Products Concern State Enterprise is one of the largest associations in Belarus for producers of meat and dairy, flour and groats, fruit and vegetable, bakery and confectionery products, mixed feeds, premixes, and canned fish. The structure includes 142 business entities, including 9 milk processing plants, 4 meat processing plants, 3 poultry farms, and 111 agricultural organizations. The concern coordinates the work of seven agro-industrial associations created within the framework of Decree No. 70 "On the Development of the Vitebsk Region's Agro-Industrial Complex."