Sowing of spring rapeseed, beets, potatoes and corn has started in Belarus

Published 2023년 4월 12일

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Spring sowing of crops in Belarus has commenced, with early spring cereals and leguminous crops covering 31.5% of the planned area. The progress varies regionally, with Brest leading at 76.5%. Soil preparation for an additional 46.2% of the planned area is also done. Sowing of specific crops like spring rapeseed, flax, sugar beet, and annual grasses is well underway, with potatoes and corn sowing starting slowly. The agricultural sector is encouraged to meet a grain production target of 8.877 million tons this year.

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Sowing of spring rapeseed, beets, potatoes and corn has begun in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. As of April 12, sowing of early spring cereals and leguminous crops (without corn, buckwheat and millet) was carried out on an area of 204.6 thousand hectares, or 31.5% of the plan. In the Brest region, sowing was carried out on 76.5% of the planned areas, Vitebsk - 0.56%, Gomel - 30.2%, Grodno - 73.8%, Minsk - 20.7%, Mogilev - 5.6%. Soil preparation for sowing also continues, 300.7 thousand hectares have already been prepared (46.2% of the plan). Sowing of spring rapeseed has already been completed on an area of 0.58 thousand hectares, or 1.24% of the plan, flax - 3.5 thousand hectares, or 7.46%, sugar beet - 6.12 thousand hectares, or 6, 02%, annual grasses - 22.3 thousand hectares, or 8.51%. The planting of potatoes has also begun - so far it has been planted only on 0.01 thousand hectares, or 0.04% of the plan. Planting of corn has also started - ...

Source: Zol