Mass harvesting of grain has begun in Belarus

July 23, Minsk / Tatyana Chumakova - BELTA /. Mass harvesting of grain and leguminous crops has begun in Belarus, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food told BELTA. As of July 23, these crops have been harvested on 208.5 thousand hectares, which is 8.6% of the planned area. Harvesting is considered mass if 5% of the area has been harvested nationwide. Brest region has already fulfilled the plan by 24.9%, Vitebsk region - by 0.4%, Gomel region - by 17.7%, Grodno region - by 7.8%, Minsk region - by 4%, Mogilev region - by 1.27%. 782.8 thousand tons of grain have been threshed with an average yield of 37.5 centners per hectare. The highest yield is in Grodno region (49.2 centners per hectare), the lowest is in Gomel region (30 centners per hectare). Winter rapeseed has already been harvested on 304.1 thousand hectares (80.3% of the sown area), with 629.9 thousand tons threshed at an average seed yield of 20.7 centners per hectare. Flax has been pulled on 7.8 thousand hectares (12.2% of the sown area). Perennial grasses of the second cutting have been mowed on 539.5 thousand hectares (74% of the planned area). 882.8 thousand tons of hay (70.1% of the planned amount), 9438.4 thousand tons of silage (83%), 767.5 thousand tons of silage (4.1%) have been prepared. In total, agricultural organizations across the republic have prepared 3260.6 thousand tons of fodder units of grass fodder (47.6% of the target). There are 10.5 centners of fodder units per conventional head of cattle. The highest provision of fodder is in Vitebsk region (14.86 centners of fodder units), the lowest is in Gomel region (7.35 centners of fodder units). -0-