Belarus’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food expects this year’s harvest to be no lower than last year’s. This was stated at a press conference at the National Press Center by Mikalai Leshyk, head of the Main Directorate for Crop Production at the ministry.
“The schedules for shipment and supply of mineral fertilizers approved by the government are being fulfilled in full. Special thanks go to the fertilizer plants, which even ship products based on farmers’ word of honor for short periods. Monthly shipment schedules are being fulfilled at 101%. Based on the shipments carried out, we expect to accumulate no less fertilizers for the spring sowing campaign than in 2025, which allows us to assume that the 2026 harvest will also be достойным and not lower than the level of 2025,” he said.
Last year Belarus harvested 9.1 million tonnes of grain in cleaned weight. The average yield reached 38.2 centners per hectare.
Leshyk also noted that interim monitoring of winter crops showed that in some areas of the Brest and Vitsyebsk regions crop losses reached up to 8%. After the snow melted in the Brest region, damage to winter grain crops amounts to 2–3%, while winter rapeseed losses reach up to 10%. Final figures for the Vitsyebsk and Mahilyou regions will be available later.
According to Leshyk, this spring the area planted with grain corn will be expanded by reducing the share of barley and oats. The goal is to harvest 1 million tonnes of potatoes, for which the planted area will be increased by 15%.
