Belarus’ grain harvest past 8.8mn tonnes

Some 8,806 million tonnes of grain, including rapeseed, has been cropped in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Agriculture and Food Ministry.

Farmers have harvested 914,000 tonnes of grain maize (43% of the area), 47,000 tonnes (98%) of buckwheat, 21,000 tonnes of millet (98%), 310,000 tonnes of potatoes (56%), 60,000 tonnes of vegetables (53%), and 1,448,000 tonnes of sugar beet (31%).

According to the Agriculture and Food Ministry, the grain maize harvest pace is far ahead of last year: 13% of the target area was cleared as of 26 September 2023 compared to the current 43%.

The regional breakdown is the following: Minsk Oblast harvested 2.335 million tonnes of grain (including rapeseed), Grodno Oblast – 1.967 million tonnes, Brest Oblast – 1.868 million tonnes, Mogilev Oblast – 1.001 million tonnes, Gomel Oblast – 854,000 tonnes and Vitebsk Oblast – 781,000 tonnes.

BelTA – News from Belarus