BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

05/05/2006

All grains were sown as soon as practicable in Belarus

In Belarus all grains were sown as soon as practicable. Sowing campaign of other spring crops is finishing now, except maize and sugar beet, reported Leonid Rusak, Minister of Agriculture and Food, on the 4th of May, 2006.

As it has been already mentioned, the main feature of sowing campaign was resowing of more than 180.000 ha of winter crops.

In general, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food in Belarus, as of the 4th of May, area planted with spring crops totaled 1534.470 ha (71.1% from planned).

Area under spring wheat totaled 155.000 ha (104%), spring barley - 535.500 ha (106.8%), spring rape - 17.100 ha (44.4%), and flax - 47.800 ha (63.7%).

Maize was sown on 106.400 ha (20.2%), including area for grain - on 17.700 ha (73.6%). Area planted with sugar beet totaled 89% from the scheduled territory or 94.700 ha.

Source:

http://www.agrimarket.info/showart.php?id=35783

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