Farms in the Vitebsk region have threshed more than half a million tons of grain

August 2, Vitebsk / Sergey Kotov - BELTA /. Farms in the Vitebsk region have surpassed the 500,000-ton mark in grain harvesting, the Agriculture and Food Committee of the Regional Executive Committee informed a BELTA correspondent. As of August 2, nearly 237,000 hectares have been harvested in the region, which is 52.6% of the plan. Over 556,000 tons of grain have been harvested with an average yield of 23.5 centners per hectare. Liozno district leads in harvesting pace, with almost 68% of the grain crop harvested. Additionally, over 60% of the area has been harvested in Sennno (65.6%), Orsha (61.6%), and Vitebsk (60.2%) districts. Farms in Orsha district traditionally make the largest contribution to the regional harvest. As of August 2, over 73,200 tons of grain have been harvested in the district, with an average yield of 31.8 centners per hectare. The region has begun the mass sowing of winter rapeseed, which is planned to be completed within the first ten days of August. This crop has already been sown on an area of almost 12,000 hectares, or 13.8% of the plan. Farms are also actively engaged in plowing stubble fields and applying organic fertilizers for winter grain sowing. In total, 74,300 hectares have been plowed in the region, or about 30% of the plan. About 11% of organic fertilizers have been applied to the fields against a target of 3.7 million tons. Flax has been pulled on an area of over 10,000 hectares, or 54.6% of the total flax field area. Farms in Dubrovno district are most actively carrying out this work, having harvested over 76% of the crops. Farms in Lepel, Orsha, Sennno, Gorodok, Polotsk, and Beshenkovichi districts have pulled flax on areas exceeding 60% of the total flax field size in these districts. In total, farms in the region are expected to produce about 18,000 tons of flax fiber. -0-