Belarus expects to harvest 9.5m tonnes of grain in 2020 – Lukashenko
<p> MINSK, Jul 27 - PrimePress. Belarus expects to harvest 9.5 million tonnes of grain in 2020, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said during his visit to the Nesvizh District (Minsk Oblast) on July 27, 2020, the presidential press office reports. </p> <p> </p> <p> “When we say that we are to harvest 8 million tonnes of grain, we should specify that this is about spiked grains. We should add 1.5 million tonnes of corn to this figure to the total of at least 9.5 million tonnes of grain this year,” Lukashenko said. </p> <p> </p> <p> According to Minister of Agriculture and Food Ivan Krupko, grain and legumes have been harvested from about 19% of the area under crops, the yield standing at 37.6 centners per hectare. </p> <p> </p> <p> “This yield suggests that we can harvest 8.1 million tonnes of grain plus 1.5 million tonnes of spiked grains. We are finishing harvesting rapeseed–89% so far–and 4 to 5 days have left,” the minister said. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belarus had harvested over 9 million tonnes of grain in 2008, 2009 and 2014 (7.33 million tonnes in 2019). End </p>
2020-07-28
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Belarus expects to harvest 9.5m tonnes of grain in 2020 – Lukashenko
MINSK, Jul 27 - PrimePress. Belarus expects to harvest 9.5 million tonnes of grain in 2020, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said during his visit to the Nesvizh District (Minsk Oblast) on July 27, 2020, the presidential press office reports.
“When we say that we are to harvest 8 million tonnes of grain, we should specify that this is about spiked grains. We should add 1.5 million tonnes of corn to this figure to the total of at least 9.5 million tonnes of grain this year,” Lukashenko said.
According to Minister of Agriculture and Food Ivan Krupko, grain and legumes have been harvested from about 19% of the area under crops, the yield standing at 37.6 centners per hectare.
“This yield suggests that we can harvest 8.1 million tonnes of grain plus 1.5 million tonnes of spiked grains. We are finishing harvesting rapeseed–89% so far–and 4 to 5 days have left,” the minister said.
Belarus had harvested over 9 million tonnes of grain in 2008, 2009 and 2014 (7.33 million tonnes in 2019). End