At the beginning the head of state briefly identified positive results secured by the industry but warned right away that the conversation would not be focused on that.

According to the president, Belarus is the region’s leading manufacturer of poultry meat and eggs, with 407 eggs made per capita and 63kg of poultry meat in carcass weight terms sold per capita in 2024.

Aleksandr Lukashenko remarked: «Products of the poultry farming industry are always in demand and generate very good profits with skillful management. In 2024 the profitability of poultry meat sales totaled 8.5% while the profitability of egg sales was close to 20%.» As far as these types of products are concerned, Belarus enjoys food security: poultry meat production exceeds the domestic demand by nearly 60%, with egg output over the domestic demand by nearly 30%.

«But today’s conversation will not focus on our accomplishments in this regard but on problems and new trends in the industry,» the head of state advised participants of the conference.

First of all, the president drew attention to the enlargement of enterprises. In his words, the matter needs a balanced approach. As many as 38 agricultural enterprises raise birds: 20 enterprises make meat and 18 enterprises make eggs. Broiler chickens, ducks, and turkeys are farmed in Belarus. Chicken eggs and quail eggs are made. The range of products made of poultry meat is expanding.

Meanwhile, six broiler chicken poultry factories account for a lion’s share of poultry meat production. Those are Druzhba, Vitebsk Broiler Poultry Factory, Belorusneft-Osobino, Agrokombinat Dzerzhinsky, Smolevichi Broiler, and Servolux Agro.

«These enterprises operate efficiently: they use modern technologies, make quality products, practice advanced processing, and export products in addition to domestic sales. Are the other poultry factories capable of competing with them? Do we need this competition?» the president identified the key questions. «What are we going to do about small enterprises?»

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