Farmers in the Vitebsk region have approached the 50% mark of the harvesting campaign, as reported by the Committee for Agriculture and Food of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee.
Farmers in the Vitebsk region have approached the 50% mark of the harvesting campaign, as reported by the Committee for Agriculture and Food of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee.As of the morning of August 12, 183 thousand hectares of grain crops have been harvested in the region, which is 48% of the plan. The grain yield amounted to 602 thousand tons with an average yield of 32.9 centners per hectare, which is 1.5 centners per hectare higher than last year's level. The highest yield this year is observed in the fields of Orsha (43.6 centners/ha) and Vitebsk (40 centners/ha) districts.
The region plans to cross the halfway point of harvested areas today. Nine districts have already surpassed this mark: Beshenkovichi, Verkhnedvinsk, Dubrovno, Lepel, Miory, Orsha, Polotsk, Postavy, and Chashniki. The remaining districts are close behind. "Overall, the weather is favourable for the agricultural workers. The average harvesting rate in recent days has been around 4% per day. Yesterday, it was slightly slowed down by rains that occurred in different regions of the oblast. Now, all efforts are focused on completing the harvest as quickly as possible," emphasized the Regional Committee for Agriculture and Food.
Along with the main task, other agricultural works are also being carried out in the region. For example, flax pulling continues, which has been carried out on 8.7 thousand hectares, or 66% of the areas. Sowing of winter cruciferous crops has also begun. The first 4.5 thousand hectares of this crop have been sown, or 7% of the areas.