OREANDA-NEWS. May 25, 2007. Gomselmash has justified the support of the state, Minister of Agriculture and Foodstuffs Leonid Rusak told reporters, reported the press-centre of  Gomelinvest.

“Gomselmash fulfilled its main task: it strengthened the material and technical basis of agricultural sector during the formation of the Belarusian state”, the official noted. According to the minister, “the production of new models with high carrying capacity is a revolution”. For instance, the combine harvester Polesie-800 is a serious competitor to the European Jaguar, Leonid Rusak added.

According to the minister, the company should adapt itself to new terms of competitiveness: on request of the Russian side, since 2007 Belarus has stopped to restrict the supplies of Russian agricultural machinery to the domestic market. Belarusian producers “should think over how to support the quality and the price at appropriate level”, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Foodstuffs noted.

Leonid Rusak informed, in 2007 Belarus will buy 200 Russian tractors Kirovets. A tender to purchase combine harvesters has been already conducted.