How to deal with food safety in Belarus in 2026, Andrei Balysh told
Our citizens will be able to buy tasty, high-quality and, most importantly, inexpensive food of their own production, the expert said.
What is the state of food security in the country this year? Is there enough harvest to keep food prices stable and do we have surpluses for exports? These questions were answered in the program “People’s GOST” by Deputy of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, Deputy Chairman of the Permanent Commission on Agrarian Policy Andrey Balysh.
“The Republic of Belarus has traditionally been ensuring its own food security for many decades and is a significant player in the international food market. In my opinion, 2026 will be no exception. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus, in the bins of our farmers today there are about 8 million tons of grain crops. One and a half million oilseeds of rapeseed, he said.
The expert noted that this indicator is the historical maximum received by our agrarians during the years of independence of our country. And if you add up these figures, you will get 11.5 million, which the head of state aimed at our farmers.
“If we talk about pricing policy, then as in previous years and in 2026, prices, due to the fact that the state specially controls the pricing of socially important goods, they will not change and will be available,” he said.
Thus, our citizens will be able to safely purchase tasty, high-quality and, most importantly, inexpensive food products of their own production.
