Belarus: Potato Harvest Passes 600,000 Tonnes, Yield 19 c/ha Above Last Year
Belarusian agricultural producers have dug 600,000 t of potatoes at an average 329 c/ha, 19 c/ha above last year, according to ministry data for 14 October.
Agricultural producers in Belarus had dug 600,000 tonnes of potatoes by 14 October 2026 at an average yield of 329 centners per hectare (32.9 t/ha), according to Ministry of Agriculture and Food data reported by BelTA. The ministry put the yield 19 c/ha above last year’s.
The year-on-year comparison has swung during the campaign. On 7 October the ministry reported 503,000 tonnes at 328 c/ha, 9 c/ha below the previous year.
The latest official figure for harvested area dates from 2 October, when potatoes had been lifted from 58% of the planned area, or 13,000 of 22,000 hectares, with 421,000 tonnes dug at 333 c/ha. No updated area share was published with the 14 October data.
Minsk region leads with 165,000 tonnes, followed by Mogilev (145,000), Brest (116,000), Grodno (68,000), Gomel (64,000) and Vitebsk (42,000).
Yields have eased since mass harvesting began in early September, when the ministry reported 53,000 tonnes at 370 c/ha, 11 c/ha above the previous year.
The figures are the ministry’s operational data for agricultural producers, measured against the 22,000-hectare plan.
Sources: BelTA, 14 Oct 2026; Agronews, 7 Oct 2026; BelTA, 2 Oct 2026; News.by, 2 Sep 2026
