Belarusian farms have surpassed the six million mark in grain harvesting

August 9, Minsk /Corr. BELTA/. Belarusian farms have surpassed the six million mark in grain harvesting, BELTA was informed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. As of August 9, 6173.9 thousand tons of grain have been harvested with an average yield of grain and leguminous crops of 30.2 centners per hectare. The highest yield is in the Grodno region - 41.9 centners per hectare. The largest amount of grain was harvested in the Minsk region - 1509.2 thousand tons. The Grodno region is in second place (1114.9 thousand tons), and the Mogilev region is in third place (1030.1 thousand tons). Farms in the Brest region harvested 1014.3 thousand tons, Vitebsk - 763.9 thousand tons, Gomel - 741.5 thousand tons. Grain and leguminous crops have already been harvested from 2057 thousand hectares (84.4% of the harvesting area). Farms in the Mogilev region are leading in harvesting rates (92%). In the Brest region, 87.3% has been harvested, in the Gomel region - 85.9%, in the Vitebsk region - 84.5%, in the Minsk region - 82.7%, and in the Grodno region - 75.6%. 770.5 thousand tons of grain have been delivered towards the state order today (77.8% of the target). -0-