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Belarus’ harvest exceeds 7.1m tonnes of grain, rapeseed

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MINSK, 13 August (BelTA) — Over 7.1 million tonnes of grain, including rapeseed, has been threshed in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Agriculture and Food Ministry.

As of 13 August, 7.13 million tonnes of grain (including rapeseed) was harvested, which includes more than 6 million tonnes of cereals and leguminous crops (88.7% of the area under these crops, yields at 33.6 centners per hectare) and over 1 million tonnes of winter rapeseed.

The largest grain harvest contributors are enterprises of Minsk Oblast - over 1.92 million tonnes, Grodno Oblast – 1.63 million tonnes, and Brest Oblast – 1.54 million tonnes.

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