Agrarians of Belarus have dug up more than 350 thousand tons of potatoes – almost half of the area has been removed

According to operational data on the morning of September 28, in agricultural organizations and peasant farms, potatoes were removed from 48 percent of the country's area, which is 10 thousand hectares from the plan of 22 thousand hectares, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food told sb.by.

It is noted that 351 thousand tons of potatoes were dug up with an average yield of 334 centners per hectare. By area, we've found: Brest — 79 thousand tons, Vitebsk — 22 thousand tons, Gomel — 37 thousand tons, Grodno — 35 thousand tons, Minsk — 85 thousand tons, Mogilev — 93 thousand tons.

Sugar beets have been removed from an area of 41 thousand hectares, which is 37 percent of the plan of 109 thousand hectares. 1 million 855 thousand tons of root crops were dug up with an average yield of 456 centners per hectare. By area, we've found: Brest - 295 thousand tons, Vitebsk - 18 thousand tons, Gomel - 4 thousand tons, Grodno - 647 thousand tons, Minsk - 737 thousand tons, Mogilev - 154 thousand tons.

Total vegetables grown in the open ground, the country harvested 63 thousand tons with a yield of 332 centners per hectare, which is 75 centners higher than last year. The planted area is more than 3 thousand hectares, 44 percent have already been harvested.

9 million 253 thousand tons of grain were threshed from the fields of the country, including rapeseed. Smells under the sowing of winter grain 1 million 343 thousand hectares, which is 89 percent of the plan of 1 million 500 thousand hectares. Winter grains for grain were sown in all regions of the country on an area of 983,000 hectares, or 65 percent of the plan.

Line trust is raised on an area of 40 thousand hectares, which is 91 percent of the planned area. The wrapping of the flax ribbons was made on an area of 23 thousand hectares, or 54 percent of the hewn. 141 thousand tons of flax trusts were harvested.

Corn is removed from 49 percent of the area, which is 463,000 hectares. Hay harvested 605 thousand tons (84 percent of the plan), hay — 12 million 769 thousand tons (89 percent of the plan), silage — 9 million 653 thousand tons (47 percent of the plan). The total volume of harvested herbal feed in terms of feed units reached 6 million 521 thousand tons, or 64 percent of the annual plan of 10 million 131 thousand tons.

For the upcoming sowing of winter crops, 344,000 tons of active substance of mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphorus and potash) are available, which is 199 percent of the plan.