Harvesting in the Pskov region: record results in grain, rapeseed, potatoes, and vegetables with forecasts for 2024.

The information from the Committee on Agriculture and Food Safety of the Pskov region indicates that as of now, grain crops have already been harvested in the region covering an area of 31.9 thousand hectares, which is 82% of the planned volume. It is noted that 109.6 thousand tons of products have been harvested with an average yield of 34.5 centners per hectare. It is worth noting that this indicator is higher than last year when the yield was 31.4 centners per hectare.

As for vegetation, a significant part of rapeseed has already been harvested in the region, covering an area of 7.9 thousand hectares, which represents 11% of the total cultivation area. It should be noted that this amount is higher than last year at the same date when 4.6 thousand hectares were harvested. The total harvest amounted to 13.5 thousand tons of products, showing an increase of 48.4% compared to last year's yield at the reporting date. The rapeseed yield is 17.0 centners per hectare.

Regarding potatoes, 26.9 thousand tons of products have been dug up from an area of 0.8 thousand hectares. The yield of this crop is an impressive 342 centners per hectare, significantly exceeding last year's figures. For example, in 2023, it was possible to harvest 17.0 thousand tons of potatoes from an area of 0.6 thousand hectares with a yield of 266 centners per hectare. In addition, the harvesting of vegetables has already begun. From the first 36 hectares, 0.7 thousand tons of products have been collected with a yield of 187.8 centners per hectare.

According to forecasts for 2024, it is expected to produce 125.0 thousand tons of grain crops, which is comparable to the level of the previous year. The predicted yield is 32.4 centners per hectare, while in 2023, this figure was 29.5 centners per hectare. As for rapeseed, the plan is to obtain 28.1 thousand tons with a yield of 15.5 centners per hectare. Comparing the forecast with the results of the previous year, it can be said that in 2023, 21.5 thousand tons were harvested with a yield of 19.2 centners per hectare. As for potatoes, the total plan for harvesting is 115 thousand tons. In the organized sector, it is planned to dig up 54 thousand tons with a yield of 257 centners per hectare. Open ground implies the collection of 19.0 thousand tons of vegetables, of which 8.0 thousand tons are expected in the organized sector with a yield of 165 centners per hectare. Last year, 6.1 thousand tons of vegetables were harvested.

The information was provided by the Pskov branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Center for Agroanalytics".