Russian retail chains eager to buy Belarusian food without mediators

According to Tatiana Minyayeva, Belarusian food enjoys a steady demand in Murmansk. Belarusian producers could benefit from signing direct contracts while trade companies could benefit from discounts.

Tatiana Minyayeva said she had arrived in Minsk to establish ties with Belarusian food manufacturers. Negotiations with Grodfood (meat pastes, tinned meat), the Rogachev-based and Glubokoye-based tinned milk factories, confectionery factories Krasny Pishchevik, Kommunarka, ABC (Grodno) have been held.

No specific agreements have been mentioned but EuroRos remains intent on promoting the cooperation.

At present Belarusian foods account for 10% in meat and dairy trade of Murmansk. Murmansk also buys Belarusian knitted goods, perfumery, cosmetics, and Milavitsa corsetry. There is an interest in knitted goods for children, knitted outerwear for men and women, footwear and apparel.

The EuroRos representative said the forum had revealed a major interest of the Belarusian side in establishing direct contacts and it was good the cooperation will be based on mutually beneficial terms.