BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

21/08/2008

In 2008, Belarus to harvest 620 thsd tonnes of rapeseeds

In 2008, Belarus will harvest 620.000 tonnes of rapeseeds, Vasiliy Pavlovskiy, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food, said on August 21.

To date, the rapeseed crop totals 600.000 tonnes. This yield exceeds 24 c/ha, as opposed to 12.3 c/ha in 2007. Such a large yield and crop are the result of new harvesting technologies, according to the Deputy Minister.

Also, the winter rapeseeds sowing campaign has begun and sowed areas will total 400.000 ha, an increase of 100.000 ha over 2007.

Source:

http://www.agrimarket.info/showart.php?id=62430

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