Belarusian farmers dig up more than 5 million tons of sugar beet

According to operational data, more than 5 million tons of sugar beet were dug up in Belarus on November 7. This sb.by reported in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

In total, more than 5 million tons of sugar beet have been dug up in the country. The average yield was 506 c / ha, sugar content - 17%. Root crop removed from the area of 100 thousand hectares, which is 92% of the plan of 109 thousand hectares.

The leaders are Minsk region: more than 1.8 million tons have been dug up here. Next up: Grodno region (almost 1.7 million tons), Brest (915 thousand tons), Mogilev (about 500 thousand tons), Gomel (42 thousand tons) and Vitebsk (33 thousand tons).

78% of the dug up was taken to beet receiving points, which is almost 4 million tons. More than 2.8 million tons were delivered to the state order, which is 84% of the plan.