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Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin visited Orsha Meat Canning Plant on 18 August, BelTA has learned.

Belarus plans to increase the export of food products and agricultural raw materials to $12 billion by 2030. The matter was discussed at a Belarusian-Pakistani business forum, which was co-chaired by Belarusian Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Aleksandr Yakovchits and President of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sardar Tahir Mehmood, the press service of the Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA.

Sixteen tonnes of Kobrin ice cream were shipped to China in May-June 2026, Yelena Oliyarnik, a specialist in the foreign economic activity department of the Kobrin Butter and Cheese Plant, told Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned.

Belarus and Algeria have the potential to agree on the implementation of numerous projects, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during a meeting with Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Attaf in Minsk on 6 August, BelTA has learned.

Belarus’ foreign merchandise trade amounted to $50.2915 billion in January-June 2026, BelTA learned from the website of the National Statistical Committee of Belarus.

Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin has signed the resolution implementing a pilot project to partially compensate transport and logistics costs for food exports, the government’s press service told BelTA.

Exports of Russian agricultural technologies have reached US$5.9 billion since the start of 2026, which is 6 per cent higher than the figure for the same period last year. This export category includes products that directly impact the efficiency of the agro-industrial complex: mineral fertilisers and plant protection products, seeds, breeding stock and genetic material, veterinary medicines and biotechnology products. Demand for such solutions and technologies is growing worldwide, including in countries across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. This is reported by the website of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture.