In the Vitebsk region, the grain harvesting area has been increased by 54 thousand hectares
In the Vitebsk region, the harvested area of grain crops has been increased by 54 thousand hectares compared to last year's harvest. This was announced by the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Nikolai Sherstnev, during a republican teleconference on harvest issues.
According to Nikolai Sherstnev, all districts of the region have started harvesting grain. The western regions began on July 12, which is unusually early for the Vitebsk region. For example, in the Braslav district, 10% has been harvested (the first thousand-plus crew appeared there), in the Postavy district - 12.5%, in the Sharkovshchyna district - 11%. "A total of 354 thousand hectares need to be harvested, which is 54 thousand more than last year. Currently, 5% has been harvested, with a yield of 30.1 centners per hectare," said the governor. Nikolai Sherstnev emphasized that all problems related to grain harvesting are solvable.
"The only issue with fuel supply will arise in August, as our main work will be carried out this month. This includes straw harvesting, plowing, sowing winter rapeseed, and spring crops. This is a very challenging month for us," noted the head of the region. In the northern region of the country, there are 5 thousand hectares of rapeseed and 54 thousand hectares of spring rapeseed left to harvest. This year, its yield is 14.5 centners per hectare. 26% of flax has been pulled, and in some fields, they have started pressing it.
"The situation with flax is contrasting. In the Dubroven and Orsha districts, it is much better than last year; in the western regions, the flax has been badly scorched, but overall, we hope that there will be more fiber than last year," said the chairman of the regional executive committee.
Fodder procurement is also underway, with about 40 teams created and exclusively engaged in this work. The main task for the region now is to plow approximately 15-20 thousand hectares of land in August. This would allow for additional crop production.