Farms in Belarus have sown 37.5% of spring grain and leguminous crops

April 13, Minsk /Corr. BELTA/. As of the morning of April 13, Belarusian farms have sown early spring grain and leguminous crops on 380.7 thousand hectares, which is 37.5% of the allocated areas. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. At the same time, in the Brest region, 81.1% of the planned area has been sown, in the Gomel region - 79.5%, in the Grodno region - 57.2%. In the Minsk region, early spring grain and leguminous crops occupy 31.6% of the intended areas, in the Mogilev region - 12.2%, in the Vitebsk region - 1%. In general, spring crops have been sown on 396.2 thousand hectares in the republic, or 16.7% of the target. Spring sowing this year is planned to be carried out on an area of about 2.4 million hectares. Farms are already actively sowing sugar beet, onions, and carrots. In the southern regions of the republic, the sowing of potatoes and flax has begun. In the country, particularly in the Brest and Grodno regions, there are waterlogged field sections where access for machinery is severely hampered. However, Belarusian farmers are doing everything possible to carry out spring sowing within the established deadlines. -0-