The first thousand-ton crew appeared in the Vitebsk region

August 3, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The first thousand-ton crew has appeared in the Vitebsk region, BELTA was informed by the Vitebsk Regional Committee of the Trade Union of Agricultural Workers. Among the adult crews, the duo of senior combine operator Vladimir Lavtsevich and combine operator assistant Pavel Shul'gat from OJSC "Dokshitsky Rayagroservice" was the first in the region to thresh 1 thousand tons of grain. The cherished milestone was overcome by the friendly team on August 2. A celebration of the winners with the participation of representatives of the regional agricultural committee, the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, and local authorities will take place today. As a reward, they will be presented with honorary diplomas and a cash prize of 15 base units (per crew). In the coming days, the appearance of thousand-ton crews is also expected in the Chashniki and Lepel districts, where the grain harvest by crews has already exceeded 800 tons in individual farms. Among the youth crews, the leaders are currently machine operators from the Orsha and Verkhnedvinsk districts, who have threshed over 750 tons. As of August 3, a total of 152.6 thousand hectares of grain crops have been harvested in the Vitebsk region, or 31.2%. The grain harvest reached 499.1 thousand tons with an average yield of 32.7 centners per hectare. The highest yields are noted in the Verkhnedvinsk (38.4 centners/ha), Orsha (37.2 centners/ha), and Chashniki districts (36.3 centners/ha). The harvesting is progressing most actively in the Beshenkovichi, Glubokoye, Dokshitsy, Lepel, Polotsk, Postavy, Chashniki, and Sharkovshchina districts, where from 33% to 43% of the areas have been harvested.