Million mark taken. Brest region with a decent result completes the harvesting of sugar beets

Agrarians of Brest region on the eve of their professional holiday - the Day of workers of agriculture and processing industry of the agro-industrial complex - with a decent result complete the harvesting of sugar beets. Today, on November 14, 1 million tons of sweet root vegetables have been dug up from 99.6 percent of harvested areas in the southwestern region. The millionth milestone was reached closer to lunch. It's from sb.by.

This year, weather conditions have been extremely unfavorable for the crop in most of the 13 areas where it is grown. In Brest, Zhabinkovsk, Kamenetsky, Kobrinsky and other areas from the beginning of spring to mid-autumn fell from 30 to 35 percent of precipitation from the average long-term values. Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Food of the Brest Regional Executive Committee Anatoly Shchuplenkov said that technologically everything was done to get a good return from the sweet root:

- Very responsibly farmers approached the harvesting of sugar beets. At the initial stage, the areas most affected by the drought were removed. For the realized harvest, farms received allowances from JSC Zhabinkovsk Sugar Plant. In Baranovichi, Lyakhovichi, Ivatsevichi and Pruzhansky districts weather conditions were not so abnormal. On the best fields of harvesters here entered last.

This tactic was well justified. The yield of sugar beet in Pruzhansky and Ivatsevichi districts, where harvesting has already been completed, amounted to 568 and 558 centners per hectare, respectively. In Baranovichi and Lyakhovichi districts, which are leading in terms of the return of technical culture in the region, this indicator is at the level of 650-660 centners per hectare.

The sugar content of sweet root vegetables in Brest region is much higher than last year - 16.94 percent. Due to this, during its processing, a greater yield of finished products will be provided.

The largest sown area of sugar beet in OJSC "Kroshin" Baranovichi district. There it was grown on 1,100 hectares. Cleaning is being completed, deliveries to Zhabinkovo Sugar Plant OJSC due to solid harvest volumes are somewhat delayed, but in the coming days the export of root crops should be completed.

The chief agronomist of the agricultural enterprise Vasily Zholnerchuk is satisfied with the return of culture:

- On average, more than 700 centners of root crops come out from a hectare, the gross harvest exceeded 70 thousand tons. The yield is almost at the level of last year, when there were 717 centners. The sugar content consistently exceeds 17 percent. In the last sections it rose to 18 percent.

In JSC "Zherebkovichi" Lyakhovichi district, the harvesting of sugar beets was completed. Director of the farm Andrey Novik clarifies:

- Over 45,000 tons have been dug up. The yield is 614 centners per hectare, which is not bad, considering that almost half of the area we removed in the early days.