OREANDA-NEWS. November 19, 2009. Belarus has increased the output quota on vodka, liquors and improved quality wines in 2009 and reduced fruit fortified ordinary wine production quota. The Council of Ministers signed relevant resolution #1436.

Vodka and hard liquor output quota for 2009 has been raised 1.9% to 16.494 million decaliters. The output quota on improved quality fruit wine has increased 10.2% to 5.798 million decaliters. The ordinary wine production quota has been cut 2.3% to 17.261 million decaliters.

In August, Belarus reduced vodka production quota 0.6%.