BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

27/07/2007

Belarusian President Worried About Grain Harvest

President Lukashenka said in a televised government conference on July 26 that he is concerned about the pace of the country's grain harvest, Belapan reported. Lukashenka ordered the government to complete the harvest by mid-August. Government officials reported to Lukashenka at the conference that they expect to harvest at least 7 million tons of grain this year. Last year's yield reportedly totaled 5.9 million tons, short of the 6.9 million tons projected. JM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2007/07/3-cee/cee-270707.asp