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Mogilev Regional Executive Committee
16 October 2023

Over 94% of area planted to winter grain crops in Belarus


Over 94% of area was planted to winter grain crops in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.

As of 15 October, some 8,558,300 tonnes of grain crops and rapeseed were cropped in Belarus. This included 7,517,500 tonnes of grain and leguminous crops as well as corn.

Vitebsk Oblast, Mogilev Oblast and Gomel Oblast continue planting winter crops. Winter grain crops have been sown on 1,447,000 hectares (94.1% of the plan).

Harvesting of corn kernels is underway in all the regions of the country, with 140,300 hectares already cleared. Some 1,134,300 tonnes of corn kernels were threshed, with the yields averaging 80.8 centners per hectare. Some 20,136,200 tonnes of corn for silage were cropped so far.

Belarus harvested 713,900 tonnes of potatoes. The yields average 351.5 centners per hectare.

Sugar beet harvesting is also in progress in Belarus. Some 2,420,700 tonnes of sugar beet were removed, with the yields standing at 458.3 centners per hectare.

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