Farmers in the Vitebsk region intend to complete the potato harvest by October 10

October 4, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Vitebsk region farmers intend to complete potato harvesting by October 10, Ivan Fyodorov, Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Agriculture and Food Committee, told a BELTA correspondent. As of October 4, the Vitebsk region leads the country in potato harvesting among all regions: 3.7 thousand hectares, or 75.9% of the crop area, have been harvested here. The Grodno region is in second place with 73.4% of the area. In total, the region's agricultural workers have dug up almost 79 thousand tons of potatoes with an average yield of 212.6 centners per hectare. Part of the root crops is already being supplied to the stabilization fund to meet the population's needs during the off-season, and 12.3 thousand tons of tubers have been stored in the seed fund for next year's harvest. The highest potato yields were recorded in the Tolochin (421.3 centners/ha), Shumilino (301.2 centners/ha), and Polotsk (281 centners/ha) districts. Farmers in the Verkhnedvinsk, Vitebsk, and Gorodok districts are harvesting more than 200 centners per hectare. This year has been unfavorable for potato harvesting for the agricultural workers of the Dokshitsy district: here, they are digging up 90.7 centners per hectare. Currently, agricultural organization workers are making every effort to complete potato harvesting as soon as possible. "With good weather, we have every chance to cope with this task by October 10," noted Ivan Fyodorov. Vegetables in the region have been harvested from 69.8% of the areas with an average yield of 85.6 centners per hectare. Thus, 30 hectares of cabbage have been harvested (666.3 tons collected), 160.5 hectares of beets (2.4 thousand tons, respectively), and 157.4 hectares of carrots (3.4 thousand tons). -0-