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Potato harvest reaches 10% of planned areas in Belarus

07.09.2026 | 10:22

Potatoes have been harvested from 10% of the planned areas in Belarus, BelTA learned from the press service of the Agriculture and Food Ministry.



According to operational data as of 7 September, potatoes have been harvested from 10% of the planned areas, yielding 78,000 tonnes with an average yield of 356 centners per hectare. Regional breakdown is as follows: Mogilev Oblast — 32,000 tonnes, Brest Oblast — 16,000 tonnes, Minsk Oblast — 11,000 tonnes, Gomel Oblast — 9,000 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast — 6,000 tonnes, Grodno Oblast — 4,000 tonnes.

Agricultural organizations and farms have threshed 9,170,000 tonnes of grain, including rapeseed. By region, the progress in the harvest is as follows: Minsk Oblast — 2,411,000 tonnes, Grodno Oblast — 1,841,000 tonnes, Brest Oblast — 1,672,000 tonnes, Mogilev Oblast — 1,199,000 tonnes, Gomel Oblast — 1,092,000 tonnes, Vitebsk Oblast — 956,000 tonnes.

Grain and leguminous crops (including rapeseed, without corn) have been harvested from 2,462,000 hectares or almost 99% of the areas (2,497,000 hectares in total).

A total of 577,000 hectares have been plowed for winter grain sowing, 38% of the planned 1,500,000 hectares. Winter grain crops for grain have been sown by all regions of the country on 127,000 hectares (8% of the plan).

Deliveries under the state procurement order include: 654,000 tonnes of food grain (almost 99% of the 663,000-tonne target); and over 94,000 tonnes of malting barley (109% of the 86,000-tonne target).

Mass sugar beet harvesting is underway across the country. Nearly 15% of the areas have already been cleared. A total of 669,000 tonnes of the crop have been harvested, with an average yield of 418 centners per hectare, up 100,000 tonnes from the same day last year. The regional breakdown is as follows: Minsk Oblast leads with 338,000 tonnes, followed by Grodno Oblast with 235,000 tonnes, Mogilev Oblast with 49,000 tonnes, and Brest Oblast with 47,000 tonnes. All regions are currently harvesting at a faster pace than in 2025.

Corn for silage has been harvested from 14% of the area.

Second cut was harvested across an area of 925,000 hectares or 92% of the plan. 

Hay production has reached 577,000 tonnes or 81% of the plan. Silage harvest progress stands at 2,599,000 tonnes (13% of the plan). Forage grasses total 4,491,000 tonnes or 44% of the target. Haylage production has reached 12,443,000 tonnes, or 87% of the target. 

Fertilizer stocks (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) for winter planting have been procured at 164% of the planned requirement.


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