Belarusian flax is strategic sector of economy

29 января 2018

By Marina Romanovskaya: The Belarusian flax has long been highly appreciated by consumers from many countries around the world. For our country this sector is strategic. Belarus is the second largest producer of flax fiber. The harvest of this extremely fastidious plant depends on many factors: soil composition, weather conditions and cultivation technology. Scientists help agrarians and create new varieties.

The Belarusian variety of flax Grant has received the highest rating of farmers. The Dubrovno flax plant produces over 2 thousand tons of flax fiber a year. The enterprise is one of the leading plants in Belarus for the primary processing of flax. More than two thousand tons of flax fiber is produced here annually. Some products are exported. The main buyer is China.

This year the agrarians of the Brest and Mogilev regions received the richest harvest. In total, the country harvested more than one hundred and fifty thousand tons of flax.

Our country is second only to France in the production of flax fiber.