Agricultural organizations of Belarus began planting potatoes, according to operational data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic.
According to them, as of April 15, potato planting was completed on 1 thousand hectares, or 5% of the plan. All areas, with the exception of Vitebsk and Mogilev, are already conducting these works.
As reported, this year about 1,1 million tons are planned for the production of potatoes in agricultural organizations and farms of Belarus (corresponding to the level of 2019).
In 2019, 6,1 million tons of potatoes were produced in all categories of the Belarusian economy (4,1% more than in 2018).