BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS
DATE:
23/09/2008
Belarus: more than one third of potatoes areas to be harvested in Mogilevskaya oblast
According to the Committee of agriculture and food of the regional executive committee, more than one third of potatoes sowing areas were harvested in Mogilevskaya oblast, reported "Interfax-Zapad".
As of September 22, 2008, harvesting campaign of potatoes completed throughout 1.428 ha in the agricultural organizations, which totals 35 % of the plan. In addition, 32.500 tonnes of potatoes were harvested with the average yield at 228 c/ha.
The leaders in potatoes harvesting are the farms of Mogilevsk region, showing the index at 52 % , and 9.200 tonnes of potatoes were harvested with the average yield at 237 c/ha, Bobruisk region - 6.300 tonnes of potatoes were harvested with the average yield at 346 c/ha, Kirovskij region - 3.700 tonnes with the average yield at 237 c/ha, Belinichskii region - 2.700 tonnes of potatoes were harvested with the average yield at 271 c/ha.
Also, they reported, that the agricultural organizations of the southern regions harvested 20 % of sugar-beet . 30.600 tonnes of sugar-beet were harvested with the average yield at 327 c/ha.
The agricultural organizations sold 26.800 tones of sugar-beet towards the government order with the average sugar-content at 15.4 %.
Source:
http://www.lol.org.ua/eng/showart.php?id=63786
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