August 6 2003, 15:31 APK-Inform

Belarus harvested over 1.7 mln t grain Aug. 5

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, as of August 5 this years grains and pulses in Belarus (excluding maize) were harvested on 651,110 hectares, which is 30.3 percent of the area to be harvested. 1,760,410 tonnes of grain have been collected at a yield of 2.8 tonnes per hectare. The yield is 0.1 percent up from last year's.