Agriculture
| Grain and sugar beets crops were excellent in 1997. This sector remains strongly sovietized since part of the crops is bound to be sold to the State. This was still the case in 1999. |
Farmland surface area:
| The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 6,311,000 hectares in Byelorussia. |
Crops
Crop |
Yield (in Metric Tons) |
Surface (in hectares) |
|
Potatoes
|
8,500,000
|
700
|
121,429
|
Barley
|
1,700,000
|
850
|
20
|
Rye
|
1,450,000
|
780
|
18,59
|
Oat
|
520
|
300
|
17,333
|
Wheat
|
950
|
425
|
22,355
|
Livestock
Species |
Headcount |
Cattle
|
4,325,700
|
Pigs
|
3,566,000
|
Ovine races
|
91,9
|
Goats
|
58
|
Poultry ( 1000 )
|
41
|
Number of tractors:
Irrigated land (surface area):
Fishing
Yield in metric tons
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods |
Saltwater fish |
0 Tm
|
5,100 Tm.
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Aquacultural yield in metric tons:
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