Belarus started harvesting corn for grain

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As of September 21, agrarians of Belarus harvested 88 thsd tonnes of corn for grain throughout the areas of 13.4 thsd ha, or 7.6% of the plan. The average yield totaled 6.59 t/ha, up 1.57 t/ha compared with the same date last year, declared the Head of the Main plant growing department at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Andrei Zanevsky.

In particular, Gomel oblast harvested corn for grain throughout nearly 12% of the planned areas, Minsk oblast - 9%, Brest oblast - 5%, Grodno oblast - 3%, and Mogilev oblast - 1%.

According to A.Zanevsky, agrarians will complete the corn harvesting campaign by November 1. The production forecast totals 1.2 mln tonnes.

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