OREANDA-NEWS. February 24, 2011. Grain harvest in Belarus is projected at 10 million tones this year, Agriculture Minister Mikhail Rusyi said at a session of the Council of Ministers.

He said potato harvest was expected at 7.5 million tonnes, sugar beer harvest at 4.2 million tonnes, flax fiber harvest at 60,000 tonnes, oilseed rape harvest at 870,000 tonnes, and vegetables harvest at 2 million tonnes.

Furthermore, in 2011, it is planned to produce 6.7 million tonnes of milk, 670,000 tonnes of beef, 500,000 tonnes of pork and 2.5 billion eggs.