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Belarusian MTZ to ship 219 tractors to Sudan

MINSK, 25 August (BelTA) – The Belarusian tractor manufacturer MTZ will ship 219 tractors to Sudan, BelTA learned from the MTZ's Telegram channel.

Early this summer, the plant signed a big contract with a dealer from Sudan to supply 204 BELARUS-800 tractors. After the additional negotiations, the Sudanese partner also decided to buy BELARUS-92, a new model for the Sudanese market.

“As a result, MTZ will supply 219 tractors to Sudan. Since the batch is large, the cost of freight is also impressive. To keep the price competitive, the MTZ marketing center was looking for a new logistics solution. The tractors will be sent by sea on Ro-Ro terms. The whole batch at once. On 14 October, the tractors shall arrive in the port of Bronka in St. Petersburg, then taken to Bremerhaven where they will be reloaded onto a sea vessel,” the manufacturer said.

The Belarusian company MTZ (Minsk Tractor Works) is one of the world's largest manufacturers of agricultural machines. Apart from the main factory the holding company MTZ comprises ten enterprises. More than 20 assembly enterprises have been established abroad. MTZ products are represented in over 60 countries.

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