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Nearly 865,000t of corn kernels threshed in Belarus

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MINSK, 10 October (BelTA) –  Some 864,800 tonnes of corn kernels have been threshed in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.

As of 10 October, some 8,287,100 tonnes of grain crops and rapeseed were cropped in Belarus. This included 7,246,200 tonnes of grain and leguminous crops as well as corn.

Brest Oblast, Grodno Oblast and Minsk Oblast completed the sowing of winter grain crops. On the whole, winter grain crops were sown on 1,398,300 hectares of land (91% of the plan).

Harvesting of corn kernels is underway in all the regions of the country, with 107,600 hectares of land already cleared. Some 864,800 tonnes of corn kernels were threshed, with the yields averaging 80.4 centners per hectare. Some 18,570,700 tonnes of corn for silage were cropped so far.

Brest Oblast, Grodno Oblast, Minsk Oblast and Gomel Oblast completed buckwheat harvesting: 50,900 tonnes of buckwheat (yields are 14.5 centners per hectare) were threshed.

Belarusian agricultural workers harvested 654,600 tonnes of potatoes. The yields average 353.7 centners per hectare.

Sugar beet harvesting is also in progress in Belarus. Some 2,016,100 tonnes of sugar beet were removed, with the yields standing at 456.3 centners per hectare.

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