Groutso told how Belarus develops the production and export of rapeseed oil

What results have been achieved in Belarus in the production and export of rapeseed oil, Deputy Chairman of the concern Belgospischeprom Igor Grutso said during a visiting press event. Belta writes about it.

According to Igor Groutso, by the end of 2025, sales of bottled rapeseed oil in the domestic market increased from 4 thousand. up to 6,000 tons. In the first nine months, the increase was 26%.

- In mid-October we will take the bar of 6 thousand tons and by the end of the year we will ship even more rapeseed oil. This indicates the growing popularity of rapeseed oil among Belarusians, he said.

Groutso noted that Belarus annually exports rapeseed oil worth more than $ 500 million. According to the results of 2026, this figure is expected to be even higher. The traditional markets are China and Israel. This year, supplies to India and the countries of the Persian region are actively developing.

The Deputy Chairman pointed out that the concern, together with the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade, cooperate in promoting rapeseed oil. In September 2026, the project “Good to meet, rapeseed oil!” began. It includes a large-scale advertising campaign, increasing the display of products in retail chains, holding price promotions and more.

- We deliberately chose the category of people who, for one reason or another, did not get acquainted with rapeseed oil. Even once trying rapeseed oil, the consumer will already be quite easy to include this product in your diet, he added.

Deputy Director for Commercial Affairs of the Minsk Margarine Plant Yuri Khilinsky called rapeseed the country’s gold fund:

- We provide a serious control system - from the planting of grain to the moment the product arrives on store shelves. Over the past five years, sowing opportunities and sales of rapeseed oil of the Minsk Margarine Plant have increased 3.5 times. Every year the indicators only increase.

Yuri Khilinsky noted that rapeseed oil is a high-quality and useful product:

The benefits of this oil for the human body are significant. This is the support of the immune system, the heart and other vital organs, a contribution to longevity.