OREANDA-NEWS. January 14, 2011. The Belarusian government has adopted alcohol output quotas for 2011 by resolution #1827 of the Council of Ministers.

The annual output quota on vodka and other hard drinks has been increased 1.4% from the 2010 level to 17.48 million decaliters, cognac [a type of brandy] output quota has gone down 12.7% to 275,000 decaliters, “champagne” and other sparkling wines output quota has been raised 8.1% to 1.73 million decaliters, the quota on production of improved quality fortified wines has been increased 34% to 15.75 million decaliters, and natural fruit wine output quota has been set at 41,000 decaliters, down 63% from 2010.

Ethyl alcohol output has been raised 0.7% to 11.685 million decaliters in 2011, ordinary fruit wine output quota has been cut 43.8% to 6.16 million decaliters, brandy blend production quota has been increased 37.5 times to 600,000 decaliters, grape wine output quota has been increased 17.3% to 4.4 million decaliters, and original grape wine production quota has been cut 3.3 times to 15,000 decaliters.

Non-food alcohol output is expected to amount to 1 million decaliters in 2011, unchanged year-on-year, and the production of antiseptic pharmaceuticals categorized as non-food alcohol-containing products will reach 77,000 decaliters, down 19%.