As of 14 April early spring crops were planted on the area of 479,200ha. Progress in sowing these crops reached 88.6% in Gomel Oblast, 85.9% in Grodno Oblast, 75.3% in Minsk Oblast, 34.5% in Mogilev Oblast, and 19.2% in Vitebsk Oblast. The early spring crops sowing in Brest Oblast was completed.
Soil for sowing early spring cereals and leguminous crops was tilled on the area of 575,500ha (78.1% of the target area). This year these crops are supposed to occupy 737,100ha.
Flax was sown on the area of 10,820ha or 21.8% of the plan. Soil for flax sowing was tilled on the area of 17,600ha (35.4% of the target area). Flax is supposed to occupy 49,600ha this year.
Sugar beet was sown on the area of 16,900ha or 18.7% of the plan, spring oilseed rape was sown on the area of 3,300ha (8.4%).
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