In the Vitebsk region, more than half of the planned areas have been sown with early spring and grain legumes

April 27, Vitebsk / Sergei Kochetov - BELTA /. Farms in the Vitebsk region have sown early grain and leguminous crops on an area of about 130 thousand hectares, which is about 51% of the plan. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the Committee for Agriculture and Food of the Regional Executive Committee. Farms in the Chashniksky and Orshansky districts are close to completing the sowing campaign, where early grain and leguminous crops already occupy 88% and 85% respectively. At the same time, the work is being carried out at the slowest pace in the Senno (34% of the plan sown) and Postavy (32%) districts. All districts of the region have started sowing spring rapeseed, with 2.2 thousand hectares sown, or 9% of the target. Flax processing plants in the region have reached optimal flax sowing rates, adding 750 hectares daily. In total, this crop has been sown on an area of 2.5 thousand hectares, which is 16% of the plan. Resowing of winter crops that have died is ongoing. In total, farms will have to re-sow winter grains on an area of 25.5 thousand hectares and winter rapeseed on 29.6 thousand hectares. Farms in three districts of the region (Tolochinsky, Orshansky, and Vitebsky) have started sowing early potatoes, which already occupy 277 hectares, or 5% of the plan. In addition, individual agricultural enterprises have begun sowing vegetable crops (carrots, beets, cabbage). -0-