Over 19 thousand tons of fruit and vegetable products will be sent to stabilization funds for the off-season in the Gomel region

How in the Gomel region are formed stabilization funds of fruits and vegetables in the off-season, said the head of the Department of intensification of crop production Committee on agriculture and food Gomel regional Executive Committee Elena Filipovich. Belta writes about it.

The head of the department noted that to date, more than 3.1 thousand tons of potatoes have been sent to storage in the region with a plan of 7.6 thousand tons (42%), onions - 1 thousand tons, or half of the planned one. Carrots laid 0.32 thousand tons (16%), beets 0.37 thousand tons (26%), cabbage - 0.21 thousand tons (7%). The apple in the storages of the region is already 0.7 thousand tons with a plan of 3.5 thousand tons.

According to Elena Filipovich, products grown in 20 agricultural organizations and farms of the region are sent for storage. “All vegetables only from our region, only part of apples, namely 1,500 tons, will be supplied from other regions,” the head of the department emphasized.

Before the formation of stabilization funds, district commissions examined storage facilities for their readiness to lay products. “All conditions have been created for the preservation of vegetables and apples in the off-season,” Elena Filipovich said.

“We plan to complete the laying of products by November 15, as stipulated by law,” she concluded.

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