MINSK, 16 August (BelTA) – Over 5.8 million tonnes of grain crops, including rapeseed, have already been threshed in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Agriculture and Food Ministry.
As of 16 August, over 78% of the designated area under these crops has been cleared in Belarus, including 74.6% of area under grain crops and 87.2% of area under leguminous crops. Some 5,819,000 tonnes of grain, including rapeseed, have been threshed, including 4,890,000 tonnes of grain crops and leguminous crops and 930,000 tonnes of rapeseed.
Flax was pulled from 88% of the area under this crop.
The soil is being prepared for the sowing of crops for next year. Winter rapeseed for grain has been sown on 46% of the area. According to the Agriculture and Food Ministry, the pace is twice as high as last year.
Belarusian agricultural workers have also got down to harvesting corn for silage.