Vitebsk region forestry enterprises harvested almost 830 thousand cubic meters of wood in three months
Over the first three months of this year, the forestry enterprises of the Vitebsk region harvested 827 thousand cubic meters of timber. This information was announced at a meeting on the financial and economic situation of the region's forestry enterprises with the participation of the Minister of Forestry, Alexander Kulik.
Igor Malashevich, Head of the Economics and Investment Department of the Ministry of Forestry, assessed the work of the Vitebsk region's forestry enterprises in comparison with their counterparts from the Minsk region. "Your lease payments are at the same level as those of your colleagues from the Minsk region. However, their revenue is one and a half to two times higher. Our analysis has once again shown that everything starts with logging," he noted.
Over the three months, the forestry enterprises of the Vitebsk region harvested 827 thousand cubic meters of timber. This is 9% more than in the same period last year. At the same time, a number of forestry enterprises in the region did not reach their planned targets, and moreover, experienced a decline compared to last year's level.
"The equipment in the forestry enterprises has remained the same, and in some cases, new equipment has been acquired; the same people are still working, but we are reducing the pace. I see no explanation for this," said Yuri Lipsky, General Director of Vitebsk State Production Forestry Association, assessing the work of the lagging forestry enterprises.
Source: vitebsk-region.gov.by