Chashniki District was the first in the Vitebsk region to complete the sowing of spring grain crops

May 8, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The Chashniki district was the first in the Vitebsk region to complete the sowing of spring grain crops, the chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Committee for Agriculture and Food, Sergey Dogel, told a BELTA correspondent. As of the morning of May 8, the Glubokskoye (90%), Dokshitsy (85%), and Lepel (83%) districts are close to completing the sowing of spring grain crops. On average, all districts of the region have already sown 60-70% of the area, except for Ushachi and Vitebsk, which have just passed the 50% mark. In total, 179 thousand hectares have been sown in the region, or 71% of the target. "The high pace of work allows us to hope to complete the sowing of grain crops within the next two days," noted Sergey Dogel. This week, the region also plans to complete the sowing of flax and rapeseed. These crops have been sown on 67% and 45% of the planned areas, respectively. At the same time, the Dokshitsy and Sharkovshchina districts have completed the sowing of flax, and the Gorodok and Glubokoye districts are approaching 100%. The Beshenkovichi district was the first in the region to complete the sowing of spring rapeseed. The efforts of the region's farmers are also currently focused on planting potatoes and vegetables. -0-