Sowing of corn for grain was completed in 18 districts of the Gomel region In Belarus, buckwheat was sown on 37.5% of the area
May 17, Minsk / Corr. BELTA/. Potato planting has been completed in Belarus. This was reported to BelTA at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
As of May 17, spring sowing in Belarus was carried out on an area of 1966.9 thousand hectares, which is 88.5% of the plan. 91.6% of the area is sown in the Vitebsk region, 76.8% in the Gomel region, 96.1% in the Grodno region, 92.2% in the Minsk region, and 72.9% in the Mogilev region. Sowing has already been completed in the Brest region.
Sowing of buckwheat was carried out on an area of 13.9 thousand hectares, or 41.9% of the plan, millet – on 3.97 thousand hectares, or 41.8%. Flax was sown on 44.7 thousand hectares, or 99.5% of the area, sugar beet – on 93.7 thousand hectares, or 95.1%, annual grasses – on 166.5 thousand hectares, or 62.5% . Vegetable crops were planted on 4.55 thousand hectares, which is 73.4% of the plan, potatoes – on 21.1 thousand hectares, which is 102.2%. Corn has been sown on an area of 852.8 thousand hectares, or 80.1%.
The soil for sowing spring crops was prepared on 2110.2 thousand hectares (95% of the plan). These crops will be placed on an area of 2221.9 thousand hectares.
