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MINSK, 17 November (BelTA) – Almost 10.9 million tonnes of grain, including rapeseed and corn, have been harvested in Belarus so far, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.
“As of 17 November, some 10,853,000 tonnes of grain, including rapeseed and corn, were cropped in Belarus,” the press service said. The regional breakdown is the following: Minsk Oblast – 2.695 million tonnes, Brest Oblast – 2.181 million tonnes, Grodno Oblast – 2.141 million tonnes, Gomel Oblast – 1.395 million tonnes, Mogilev Oblast – 1.367 million tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast – 1.073 million tonnes.
Belarus has harvested 98% of areas planted to grain and leguminous crops, including corn, which makes up 2,260,000 hectares. Average grain yield (with corn) is 43.6 centners per hectare, 5.5 centners per hectare higher than last year’s level.
The harvest of flax straw totals 210,000 tonnes, with a yield that is 12 centners per hectare higher than the previous year.
So far Belarus has harvested 14.065 million tonnes of haylage (over 100% of the plan), 20.005 million tonnes of silage (97% of the plan) and 9.749 million tonnes of grass forage units (97% of the plan).
Sugar beet has been harvested from 99% of the area (107,000 hectares). The harvest has yielded 5,822,000 tonnes of sugar beet. The yield is 51 centners per hectare higher than last year. Some 79% of the harvested beets, amounting to 4,614,000 tonnes, have been transported to sugar beet collection points.
Nationwide, 239,000 tonnes of open-field vegetables have been harvested. The total sown area exceeds 8,000 hectares, with 99% of it cropped now.
Autumn ploughing has been carried out on 1,122,000 hectares, representing 78% of the target area of 1.432 million hectares.
“As of 17 November, some 10,853,000 tonnes of grain, including rapeseed and corn, were cropped in Belarus,” the press service said. The regional breakdown is the following: Minsk Oblast – 2.695 million tonnes, Brest Oblast – 2.181 million tonnes, Grodno Oblast – 2.141 million tonnes, Gomel Oblast – 1.395 million tonnes, Mogilev Oblast – 1.367 million tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast – 1.073 million tonnes.
Belarus has harvested 98% of areas planted to grain and leguminous crops, including corn, which makes up 2,260,000 hectares. Average grain yield (with corn) is 43.6 centners per hectare, 5.5 centners per hectare higher than last year’s level.
The harvest of flax straw totals 210,000 tonnes, with a yield that is 12 centners per hectare higher than the previous year.
So far Belarus has harvested 14.065 million tonnes of haylage (over 100% of the plan), 20.005 million tonnes of silage (97% of the plan) and 9.749 million tonnes of grass forage units (97% of the plan).
Sugar beet has been harvested from 99% of the area (107,000 hectares). The harvest has yielded 5,822,000 tonnes of sugar beet. The yield is 51 centners per hectare higher than last year. Some 79% of the harvested beets, amounting to 4,614,000 tonnes, have been transported to sugar beet collection points.
Nationwide, 239,000 tonnes of open-field vegetables have been harvested. The total sown area exceeds 8,000 hectares, with 99% of it cropped now.
Autumn ploughing has been carried out on 1,122,000 hectares, representing 78% of the target area of 1.432 million hectares.
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