MINSK, 21 August (BelTA) – Almost 6.6 million tonnes of grain crops, including rapeseed, have already been harvested in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Agriculture and Food Ministry.
As of 21 August, some 88% of area under grain crops and leguminous crops and some 88% of the designated area under rapeseed have been cleared in Belarus. A total of 6,596,000 tonnes of grain, including 5,663,000 tonnes of grain and leguminous crops and over 933,000 tonnes of rapeseed, have been threshed.
Flax was pulled from some 97% of the area under this crop. The flax straw harvest reached some 29,000 tonnes.
Cereal and legume straws were harvested from 53% of the area.
The soil is being prepared for the sowing of crops for next year. Winter rapeseed for grain has been sown on 85% of the area.
Belarusian agricultural workers have also got down to harvesting corn for silage. Some 195,000 tonnes have been cropped so far.
