Farmers in the Vitebsk region are completing the sowing of grain and leguminous crops
As noted in the Committee for Agriculture and Food of the Regional Executive Committee, eight regions have fully completed their tasks. Moreover, some have significantly exceeded the plan: Dokshitsy district – by 8.7%, Orsha district – by 5%. Cruciferous crops have been sown on 40.2 thousand hectares (77.5%). The leaders here are Vitebsk (123.3%) and Tolochin (100.5%) districts.
This year, Vitebsk region farmers will significantly increase the area under corn – up to 120 thousand hectares, of which 30 thousand hectares are planned for grain production. The queen of the fields has so far occupied almost 36 thousand hectares, or 30%. Nine regions have a figure above the regional average. Verhnedvinsk (61.8%) and Chashniki (53.4%) districts have completed more than half of their tasks.
Flax sowing has been completed on 13.2 thousand hectares (87.7%). Potato planting is in full swing. For the second bread, 1.9 thousand hectares have been allocated in the public sector of Vitebsk region, with the largest part (900 hectares) falling on the Tolochin Cannery. Last year, on similar areas, the leading Belarusian potato producer harvested 44.9 thousand tons of tubers with a yield of 498.3 centners per hectare.