The Ministry of agriculture and food of Belarus increased the export prices for meat and milk

Since September 20 Belarusian companies will export butter with fat content 72.5% at the price not less than 310 Russian rubles/kg (approximately 5335 US $ /t at the rate of CBR on 20 September), and butter with fat content 82,5% — not less than 350 rubles (6024 USD/t). The so-called indexes have been increased by 10 Russian rubles.

The recommended minimum price for whole milk powder has increased from 200 to 205 Russian rubles/kg (3 528 US $ /t).

We will remind that yesterday the GlobalDairyTrade weighted average price for butter amounted to 6026 dollars/t, and for whole milk powder — 3122 US $ /t. The prices of GlobalDairyTrade do not include the cost of loading and delivery of dairy products by sea transport and the import taxes and fees.

Also the Ministry of agriculture and food increased minimum recommended export prices for beef by 5 Russian rubles/kg. So frozen beef from young cattle of all categories will be sold not cheaper than at 205 Russian rubles/kg, chilled beef of  super and prima categories - at 225 rubles, and the rest — at 220 rubles. The price of meat of mature cows of 1 and 2 categories will be 190 rubles/kg for frozen beef, and 200 rubles for chilled. The price of meat of mature bulls of 1 and 2 categories has not changed and amounts to 210 rubles for frozen and 225 of Russian rubles — for chilled beef.

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