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Belarus’ potato harvest reaches nearly 700,000 tonnes

19.10.2026 | 11:00

Belarus has harvested 668,000 tonnes of potatoes, 3.35 million tonnes of sugar beets, and 114,000 tonnes of vegetables, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.



The average potato yield was 33.3 tonnes per hectare, which is 2.5 tonnes per hectare higher than in 2025. The regional breakdown is the following: Minsk Oblast — 187,000 tonnes, Mogilev Oblast — 155,000 tonnes, Brest Oblast — 133,000 tonnes, Grodno Oblast — 75,000 tonnes, Gomel Oblast — 71,000 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast — 47,000 tonnes.

Sugar beet has been harvested from an area of 70,000 hectares, which is 65% of the plan. The average yield was 478 centners per hectare. By region: Minsk Oblast — 1,252,000 tonnes, Grodno Oblast — 1,142,000 tonnes, Brest Oblast — 591,000 tonnes, Mogilev Oblast — 318,000 tonnes, Gomel Oblast — 30,000 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast — 20,000 tonnes.

The average yield of vegetables was 320 centners per hectare, up by 21 centners per hectare year-on-year. 65% of the total area has been harvested.

As of 19 October, grain harvest including rapeseed amounted to 10.209 million tonnes. By region, the progress in the harvest looks as follows: Minsk Oblast — 2,744,000 tonnes, Grodno Oblast — 2,014,000 tonnes, Brest Oblast — 1,899,000 tonnes, Mogilev Oblast — 1,290,000 tonnes, Gomel Oblast — 1,216,000 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast — 1,046,000 tonnes.

The following have been procured: hay — 628,000 tonnes, which is 88% of the plan; haylage — 12,942,000 tonnes (90%); silage — 16,684,000 tonnes (81%); grass feed — 8,502,000 tonnes of feed units (84%). Corn for silage has been harvested from 84% of the areas, or 820,000 hectares.

Autumn plowing has been completed on an area of 232,000 hectares, which is 16% of the plan.

Belarus has accumulated 120,000 tonnes of mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) in active ingredient for autumn plowing and spring sowing, which is 56% of the plan.


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