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19 July 2023

Winter barley harvested from 92.8% of area in Belarus

Winter barley has been gathered from 92.8% of area, the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA.

As of 19 July, cereals and leguminous crops (excluding corn, buckwheat and millet) were harvested from the area of 160,600 hectares, which is 8.11% of the designated area.

Winter barley was harvested from 142,100ha of land (92.8% of the harvested acreage), with 496,300 tonnes threshed (the average yield stood at 34.9 centners per hectare). Winter rapeseed for grain was gathered in from 60,400ha of land or 18.1% of the targeted area, with 126,200 tonnes threshed (the average yield stood at 20.9 centners per hectare).

Flax was pulled from 6,880ha, which is 15.8% of the area under this crop. Belarusian agricultural workers made 345,300 tonnes of hay (35.9% of the target), 7,862,200 tonnes of haylage (57.4%), including 254,300 tonnes in polymeric packaging, 344,900 tonnes of grain haylage, and 195,700 tonnes of silage (1.02%).

Intermediate annual crops have been planted on the area of 90,400ha.

Plans have been made to make a total of 9.6 million tonnes of feed units out of grass this year. So far 26.2% of the targeted amount has been made. Belarusian agricultural workers are supposed to stock up on nearly 19.2 million tonnes of silage, 13.7 million tonnes of haylage (including 1 million tonnes in polymeric packaging), and 962,100 tonnes of hay.

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