The National Statistical Committee published the results of the crop production industry last year, BelTA reports.

The total sown area of ​​agricultural crops in 2023 in farms of all categories (in agricultural organizations, peasant (farm) farms, household farms) amounted to 5,756 thousand hectares. Agricultural organizations accounted for 92% of the total sown area, peasant (farm) farms - 3.7%, households - 4.3%.

In 2023, farms of all categories threshed 7.7 million tons of grain (in weight after processing) with an average yield of 33.2 c/ha. In terms of grain production volumes, the championship belongs to the Minsk region (1.9 million tons, or 24.6% of the total production volume in the republic).

In 2023, 4 million tons of potatoes were harvested on farms of all categories. 248 quintals were obtained from one hectare of harvested area.

The gross harvest of sugar beet in 2023 amounted to 4.8 million tons with an average yield of 477 c/ha.

In 2023, 37.2 thousand tons of flax fiber were produced, 8.5 quintals were obtained from one hectare of harvested area.

2.8 million tons of vegetables were harvested with an average yield of 298 c/ha.

105 thousand tons of vegetables were produced in protected soil, or 3.8% of total production. In the structure of vegetable production in protected soil, the share of tomatoes was 58.2%, cucumbers - 40%, and other vegetables - 1.8%.

In terms of the volume of vegetable production in protected soil, the championship belongs to the Minsk region. In 2023, the region produced 46 thousand tons of vegetables, or 43.8% of the total production in the republic, including tomatoes - 27.7 thousand tons (45.4%), cucumbers - 16.9 thousand tons ( 40.2%).