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Belarus’ grain harvest reaches 8.8m tonnes

28.08.2026 | 11:00

Belarusian farmers have threshed 8.8 million tonnes of grain, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.



As of 28 August 2026, grain harvest including rapeseed amounted to 8.819 million tonnes. By region, the progress in the harvest looks as follows: Minsk Oblast — 2,361,000 tonnes, Grodno Oblast — 1,788,000 tonnes, Brest Oblast — 1,637,000 tonnes, Mogilev Oblast — 1,109,000 tonnes, Gomel Oblast — 1,055,000 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast — 869,000 tonnes.

Grain and leguminous crops (including rapeseed, without corn) have been harvested from 2,397,000 hectares or 97% of the areas (2,432,000 hectares in total).

Deliveries under the state procurement order include: 605,000 tonnes of food grain (91% of the 663,000-tonne target); and 92,000 tonnes of malting barley (107% of the 86,000-tonne target).

Mass sugar beet harvesting is underway across the country. Nearly 6% of the areas have already been cleared, accounting for over 6,000 hectares of the 109,000-hectare plan. A total of 251,000 tonnes of the crop have been harvested, with an average yield of 39.7 tonnes per hectare. The regional breakdown is as follows: Minsk Oblast leads with 153,000 tonnes, followed by Grodno Oblast with 80,000 tonnes, and Mogilev Oblast with 18,000 tonnes. All regions are currently harvesting at a faster pace than in 2025.

Second cut was harvested across an area of 887,000 hectares or 88% of the plan. 

Hay production has reached 544,000 tonnes or 76% of the plan. Silage harvest progress stands at 1,008,000 tonnes (5% of the plan). Forage grasses total 3,922,000 tonnes or 39% of the target. Haylage production has reached 12,016,000 tonnes, or 84% of the target. 

Fertilizer stocks (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) for winter planting have been procured at 152% (262,000 tonnes) of the planned requirement.


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