On July 21, Minsk / Tatyana Lobas - BELTA /. This year's state order amounts to 1 million 25 thousand tons of grain and 175 thousand tons of rapeseed for the compound feed industry, as reported to BELTA by the Resources and Trade Department of the Food Products Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Last year, the state order was 990 thousand tons of grain and 149 thousand tons of rapeseed for the compound feed industry. Thus, the state order for grain sales increased by 3.5%. This year, 570 thousand tons of wheat are to be accepted, which is 88 thousand tons more than last year (482 thousand tons), 300 thousand tons of rye (its volume is maintained at last year's level), and 155 thousand tons of other crops, including groats (last year it was planned to procure 208 thousand tons). As explained by the department's specialists, the state order for wheat has been significantly increased due to its demand in the domestic market for baking and pasta production. As past practice shows, the republic's farms are coping well with the increased task of supplying this main food crop to the state reserve. As for rye grain, 300 thousand tons is the optimal volume required to meet the needs of the domestic market. The volume for other crops has been reduced by 53 thousand tons compared to last year, which also has objective reasons. In recent years, the planned high volume of grain for this group, over 200 thousand tons, could not be fulfilled. Therefore, this year, an optimal volume of other crops has also been included in the state order, taking into account the established practice of previous years. Other crops include supplies of triticale, buckwheat, millet, barley, and oats for groats purposes. Trial batches of new crop grain have begun to arrive at the elevators and grain reception points of the republic. Grain quality is being checked. Mass delivery against the state order will likely begin on August 1. Grain deliveries against the state order will be under the special control of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and the heads of agricultural organizations bear personal responsibility. Grain product organizations plan to procure and simultaneously store over 3 million tons of grain and rapeseed, which is 500 thousand tons more than last year. In addition to the state order for food grain, grain will be accepted for the production of compound feed, in settlement, for tolling purposes, etc.