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Belarus Ordered to Expand Potato Acreage, but Market Access Remains a Precondition
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has instructed an expansion of potato planting areas, yet the government must first secure new export markets before the winter season. Currently, large-scale commercial farms cultivate approximately 22,000 hectares, a figure the head of state deemed insufficient for the country. Vadim Makhanko, Director General of the Republican Unitary Enterprise “Research and […]
Belarus: Potato Output Down 65% Since 1992 to 3.1 Million Tonnes as Households Still Grow 76%
Belarus remains one of the largest potato producers per person in the world. But its crop has shrunk by almost two thirds since the early 1990s, and small household plots still dominate supply.
Belarus: Potato Harvest Reaches 43% of Plan as Growers Dig 317,000 Tonnes
Belarus has lifted potatoes from 43% of the planned area and dug 317,000 tonnes. The average yield slipped to 33.8 t/ha from 34.4 t/ha four days earlier.
Belarus: Seven New Potato Varieties Near State Registration
The national potato research centre in Belarus is completing work on seven new varieties, while the 2026 harvest has reached 43% of the planned area.
Belarus: Lukashenko Sets 3.3 Million-Tonne Potato Target for 2026, Calls for More Area and Exports
During a farm visit in the Mogilev region, the Belarusian president said the country must grow more potatoes and told the government to find sales markets, naming Russia and Uzbekistan.
Belarus potato harvest passes one-third mark as Brest region doubles output in three days
Minsk, 21 September 2026. Belarusian farms had lifted potatoes from 36% of their planned area by 21 September, according to operational data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food reported by the state news agency BelTA. Output so far stands at 272,000 tonnes, with an average yield of 34.4 t/ha. The pace has picked up. […]
Belarus Reports 10% of Potato Area Harvested with Average Yield of 356 Centners/Ha
According to the latest operational data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Belarus, the country’s potato harvest is underway, with 10% of the planned area now cleared. Farmers have dug up 78,000 tonnes of potatoes at an average yield of 356 centners per hectare (35.6 tonnes/ha). Regional breakdown shows Mogilev Oblast leading the […]
Belarus: first liftings at Agro-Motol in Brest region yield 25 t/ha against a 30 t/ha benchmark
The farm expanded its potato area by 7% for 2026, but a June–July drought cut tuber bulking on light Polesie soils Agro-Motol, a seed-potato producer in Ivanovo district of Belarus’s Brest region, has increased its potato area from 535 ha in 2025 to 574 ha in 2026. As of 6 September roughly 20 ha had […]
Rogoznitsky Starch Factory: Processing 1,000 Tons Daily with Deep Modification Technology
Rogoznitsky Starch Factory, the largest starch producer in the CIS, demonstrates industrial excellence by processing up to 1,000 tons of potatoes daily, significantly exceeding the standard capacity of 350 tons per day cited in industry publications . The facility utilizes state-of-the-art Swedish Larsson hydrocyclone technology, achieving an impressive starch extraction rate of 96.8% . This advanced wet […]
2026 Protection Strategy: Priluki Institute Tackles Aggressive Phytophthora Race with Advanced Fungicide Blends
The Republican Unitary Enterprise “Institute of Plant Protection” (Priluki) has issued a critical alert for the 2026 growing season following the detection of an aggressive A2 mating type of Phytophthora infestans that exhibits clear resistance to metalaxyl and mefenoxam. This new race poses a substantial threat to late blight management, rendering traditional phenylamide-based products ineffective. In […]
Belarusian Potato Breakthrough: High-Starch Variety ‘Mastak’ and 1.2M In-Vitro Tubers Yearly
The Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Potato Growing (Samokhvalovichi) has unveiled a major leap in potato breeding and propagation, introducing the new cultivar ‘ Mastak ’ with over 22% starch content and robust resistance to the potato Y-virus (PVYntn). This development addresses both food-processing demands and phytosanitary challenges, positioning […]
Bioprotection and Crop Resilience: Managing PVY and Late Blight Under Shifting Climatic Pressures
Minsk — Priluki. As the growing season enters its critical late-summer maturation and pre-harvest phase, potato growers across Belarus and neighboring regions face a dual phytopathological threat: aggressive strains of late blight ( Phytophthora infestans ) driven by persistent moisture and temperature fluctuations, alongside the silent spread of recombinant strains of Potato Virus Y ($\text{ PVY }^\text{NTN}$ and $\text{ PVY }^\text{N-Wi}$). […]