MINSK, 10 October (BelTA) – Belarus has harvested nearly 2.9 million tonnes of sugar beet from over 50% of area, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.
“Sugar beet has been harvested from 54% of the area. The harvest has yielded 2,886,000 tonnes of sugar beet. The yield is 52.1 centners per hectare higher than last year,” the press service said.
Some 593,000 tonnes of potatoes have already been harvested. Nationwide, 124,000 tonnes of open-field vegetables have been harvested. The total sown area exceeds 8,000 hectares, with 68% of it cropped now.
As of 13 October, some 9,541,000 tonnes of grain, including rapeseed and corn, were cropped in Belarus. The regional breakdown is the following: Minsk Oblast – 2.360 million tonnes, Brest Oblast – 1.860 million tonnes, Grodno Oblast – 1.857 million tonnes, Mogilev Oblast – 1.294 million tonnes, Gomel Oblast – 1.145 million tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast – 1.025 million tonnes.
Belarus has harvested 89% of areas planted to grain and leguminous crops, including corn, which makes up 2,067,000 hectares. Average grain yield is 4.9 centners per hectare higher than last year’s level. Some 683,000 tonnes of food grain have been delivered under the state procurement program, representing 98% of the target.
Sowing of winter cereal grains has been completed on 1.439 million hectares, which is 96% of the planned area. The regional progress is as follows: Brest Oblast has exceeded its target by 2%, Grodno Oblast and Minsk Oblast met 100% of the target, Mogilev Oblast sowed winter cereal grains on 96% of the planned area, Gomel Oblast on 89%, and Vitebsk Oblast on 85%.
Corn for silage and green fodder has been harvested from 70% of the area, which is 707,000 hectares. So far Belarus has harvested 562,000 tonnes of hay (78% of the plan), 13.707 million tonnes of haylage (98% of the plan), 14.923 million tonnes of silage (72% of the plan) and 8.260 million tonnes of grass forage units (82% of the plan).
Autumn ploughing has been carried out on 53,000 hectares, representing 4% of the target area of 1.432 million hectares.
“Sugar beet has been harvested from 54% of the area. The harvest has yielded 2,886,000 tonnes of sugar beet. The yield is 52.1 centners per hectare higher than last year,” the press service said.
Some 593,000 tonnes of potatoes have already been harvested. Nationwide, 124,000 tonnes of open-field vegetables have been harvested. The total sown area exceeds 8,000 hectares, with 68% of it cropped now.
As of 13 October, some 9,541,000 tonnes of grain, including rapeseed and corn, were cropped in Belarus. The regional breakdown is the following: Minsk Oblast – 2.360 million tonnes, Brest Oblast – 1.860 million tonnes, Grodno Oblast – 1.857 million tonnes, Mogilev Oblast – 1.294 million tonnes, Gomel Oblast – 1.145 million tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast – 1.025 million tonnes.
Belarus has harvested 89% of areas planted to grain and leguminous crops, including corn, which makes up 2,067,000 hectares. Average grain yield is 4.9 centners per hectare higher than last year’s level. Some 683,000 tonnes of food grain have been delivered under the state procurement program, representing 98% of the target.
Sowing of winter cereal grains has been completed on 1.439 million hectares, which is 96% of the planned area. The regional progress is as follows: Brest Oblast has exceeded its target by 2%, Grodno Oblast and Minsk Oblast met 100% of the target, Mogilev Oblast sowed winter cereal grains on 96% of the planned area, Gomel Oblast on 89%, and Vitebsk Oblast on 85%.
Corn for silage and green fodder has been harvested from 70% of the area, which is 707,000 hectares. So far Belarus has harvested 562,000 tonnes of hay (78% of the plan), 13.707 million tonnes of haylage (98% of the plan), 14.923 million tonnes of silage (72% of the plan) and 8.260 million tonnes of grass forage units (82% of the plan).
Autumn ploughing has been carried out on 53,000 hectares, representing 4% of the target area of 1.432 million hectares.
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