Belarusian farms have threshed more than 4.3 million tons of grain

August 9, Minsk /Corr. BELTA/. As of August 9, 4 million 375.96 thousand tons of grain have been threshed in Belarus, BELTA was informed by the Ministry of Agriculture. Thus, the gross grain yield indicator has exceeded 4 million tons. Over 350 thousand tons are threshed daily. The yield across the republic is 39.27 centners per hectare. According to operational information from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 1118.36 thousand hectares of grain and leguminous crops, excluding corn, have been harvested, which is 48.59% of the area to be harvested. As of today, the Minsk region has the highest threshing rate – 1092.77 thousand tons. The capital region has already received its first million tons of grain. The Grodno region is approaching the first million – 916.8 thousand tons. In the Brest region, 876.05 thousand tons have been threshed, in the Gomel region – 641.72 thousand tons, in the Mogilev region – 476.97 thousand tons, and in the Vitebsk region – 371.65 thousand tons. 302.19 thousand tons of grain have been sold for republican state needs, which is 29.48% of the plan. -0-