Polish milk to go to Belarus

Polish milk exporters and investors plan a visit in Belarus, reports Polish Radio. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Marek Sawicki said that they would manage to negotiate a monthly amount of 200,000 metric tons of Polish milk to contribute to the Belarusian market. According to Sawicki, the Russian embargo is not devastating for the Polish market, but still very negative. Sales to Russia stands for 6.2 percent of total Polish exports (€1.3 billion out of €20 billion). Poland’s minister of Agriculture met with several Belarusian officials on Monday to discuss food imports by that country. “The 200,000 metric tons of milk will include fresh milk, skim milk powder and condensed milk that can be further manufactured and be sold, e.g. to the Russian market”, said Sawicki.