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Sowing of winter cereals in Belarus was carried out on 89.7% of the planned area, BelTA informs with reference to the operational information of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

As of the morning of October 6, 1.306 million hectares of winter crops have been sown against the plan of 1.456 million hectares. Sowing has been completed in the Brest region. In the Minsk region, 313.2 thousand hectares (91%) were sown, in the Vitebsk region – 194.6 thousand hectares (84.2%), in the Grodno region – 182.8 thousand hectares (92.8%), in the Gomel region – 180.6 thousand hectares (75.8%), in Mogilev – 200 thousand hectares (95%).