Speaking about the state policy in the agricultural sector, the president assured that support for rural communities would continue. the only question being strict control over the mechanism and scope of such support. «The government draws up monthly schedules for the purchase of fertilizers by region and identifies sources of financing. These include the national and local budgets, agricultural enterprises’ own funds, and credit resources on preferential terms above all,» the head of state noted.

The head of state noted that, overall, the situation across the country is normal. «As of 1 August, 92% of mineral fertilizer quotas had been drawn down. Over 90% is a good level of mineral fertilizer uptake. At the same time, certain regions do not fully purchase their quotas throughout the year. For winter planting, only half of the regions have achieved full drawdown in terms of nitrogen and phosphorus groups. What is the reason, if there is raw material, as you claim, and funding sources have been identified?» Aleksandr Lukashenko asked a question.

In this regard, he drew attention to what is essentially a deadlock situation facing fertilizer producers. They are holding unclaimed quotas in their warehouses and are not receiving the planned revenue. «The goods are tied up. They were neither taken up by the domestic market nor can they be sold abroad. As I said earlier, in the current global situation, enterprises could easily sell fertilizers on the foreign market, and at a higher price,» the head of state stated.