tania August 24, 2026 12:13 Grain harvest: Belarus has collected nearly 8.6 million tonnes of crop

In Belarus, the grain harvest has reached almost 8.6 million tonnes, including rapeseed. This was reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. As of August 24, the total volume amounted to 8,593 thousand tonnes. Thus, the harvesting campaign is successfully approaching completion.

Grain harvest by region

Minsk region remains the leader in volume — 2,305 thousand tonnes. Grodno region is in second place with 1,749 thousand tonnes. In addition, Brest region has threshed 1,637 thousand tonnes of grain. At the same time, Gomel, Mogilev and Vitebsk regions complete the list with results of 1,050, 1,043 and 809 thousand tonnes, respectively.

Crop harvesting and state order fulfillment

Crops for grain (including rapeseed, excluding corn) were harvested on 2,330 thousand hectares. This constitutes 94% of the total area.

Under the state order, 559 thousand tonnes of food grain were supplied (84% of the plan). At the same time, 106 thousand tonnes of rapeseed oilseeds were supplied — this is 106% of the plan. However, brewing barley so far amounts to 77 thousand tonnes (90% of the plan).

Forage and fertilizer procurement

Grasses were mowed for the second cutting on 862 thousand hectares — 85% of the plan. Consequently, 534 thousand tonnes of hay were harvested (75% of the plan), silage — 651 thousand tonnes (3%). In addition, 11,814 thousand tonnes of haylage were harvested (83%).

The availability of mineral fertilizers for winter sowing is 248 thousand tonnes of active substance. Thus, this is 144% of the plan.