BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

04/08/2009

Belarus to complete rapeseed harvesting campaign

Agricultural economies of Belarus almost completed rapeseed harvesting campaign, declared the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, on August 4. Agrarians harvested the oilseed throughout the area of 307.4 thsd ha, which totals nearly 90% of sowing areas.

Agricultural economies of Grodno oblast became leaders of rapeseed harvesting rates: agrarians trashed 96% of planned areas. Brest and Minsk oblasts harvested 93% of winter rapeseed harvesting areas. Gomel oblast showed harvesting indices at the level of 91%, Vitebsk oblast - 87%, Mogilev oblast - 78%.

To date, rapeseed production totaled 712.9 thsd tonnes, an increase of 132.5 thsd tonnes compared to the same date of the previous year. The average yield of winter rapeseed in the country totaled 23.2 c/ha. Brest and Grodno oblasts showed the highest indices - 25.9 c/ha and 25.8 c/ha respectively.

Several agricultural economies of Vitebsk and Grodno oblasts started winter rapeseed sowing campaign. To date, the oilseed sowings occupy 10.4 thsd ha of agricultural areas, or 2.6% of planned areas.

Source:

http://www.agrimarket.info/showart.php?id=80469

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