Belarus’ Agriculture Ministry forecasts grain output of 8.545m tonnes in 2021

<p> MINSK, Feb 23, PrimePress. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Belarus expects grain output of 8.545 million tonnes in 2021, the ministry reports on its website. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Feed grain output is forecasted at 6.57 million tonnes; potato – 1.1 million tonnes; sugar beet – 5 million tonnes; flax – 180,000 tonnes; oil seed rape – 714,000 tonnes; vegetables – 625,000 tonnes; fruits and berries – 170,000 tonnes. </p> <p>   </p> <p> The area under winter crops totals 1.849 million hectares (up 1.7% from 2020), including winter rye – 370,100 ha (up +0.1%); wheat – 613,400 ha (up 7.4%); triticale – 438,200 ha (down 4.1%); barley – 31,800 ha (up 77.6%); winter cruciferous crops for grain – 395,300 ha (down 1.9%). </p> <p>   </p> <p> The spring sowing area is planned at 2.358 million hectares (up 1.1% from 2020), including 742,600 hectares for early spring grains and leguminous crops (down 4.7%); grain legumes – 313,400 hectares (down 10.5%); maize – 271,300 ha (up 12.2%); buckwheat – 31,000 ha (up 160%); millet – 7,500 ha (down 8.5%); spring oil seed rape – 34,100 ha (down 27.8%); flax – 49,600 ha (up 1.2%); sugar beet – 97,000 ha (up 6%); potato – 25,200 ha (up 16.1%); vegetables – 6,000 ha (up 33.3%); maize for silage – 838,000 ha (up 2.1%); one-year lay – 256,100 ha (up 1.5%). </p> <p>   </p> <p> In 2020, Belarus harvested 8.77 million tonnes of cereals and leguminous crops (up 19.6% from 2019); potato – 5.231 million tonnes (down 14.3%); vegetables – 1.751 million tonnes (down 5.6%); sugar beet – 4.011 million tonnes (down 18.9%); rapeseed – 731,300 tonnes (up 26.5%); flax fiber – 47,800 tonnes (up 3.3%). End </p>

2021-02-24

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