Mass grain harvest begins in Belarus

Mass grain harvesting has begun in Belarus. So far, 7% of areas have been harvested. Excluding corn, buckwheat, and millet, 612,000 tonnes of grain have been collected. The average yield is higher than last year's — 42.9 quintals per hectare.

▪️Brest Region has harvested 169,000 tonnes of the new crop,

▪️Minsk Region — 141,000 tonnes,

▪️Grodno Region — 139,000 tonnes.

▪️Gomel Region has collected 110,000 tonnes of cereals and legumes,

▪️Vitebsk Region — 12,000 tonnes.

62,000 tonnes of winter rapeseed have been threshed. Flax harvesting is progressing at twice the pace of last year — 22% of areas have already been processed. Second-cut forage grasses have been mowed on nearly half of the designated areas. 339,000 tonnes of hay, 319,000 tonnes of silage, and 3 million 34 thousand tonnes of green fodder have been prepared.