This year, farmers were pleased with a good harvest, not only cereals, but also second bread. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, nearly 70 percent of the potato fields were harvested yesterday. If last year around 280 centners per hectare of tubers were collected at this time, then this season the average yield in the country amounted to 318,5 centners per hectare.
In the Mogilev region, not the largest areas are allotted for potatoes - 3,9 thousand hectares out of 27,7 thousand. However, in terms of productivity (more than 378 centners per hectare), the region is in second place, second only to the northern neighbor Vitebsk region with a mark of 395 centners.
Source: http://www.bobrlife.by/