Traditionally, the chairman of Grodno Oblast Executive Committee received a sheaf of the first harvest, a symbolic sack of grain, a fragrant loaf of bread, and a T‑shirt with the symbolic figure "1 mln" from the field workers. Yuri Karaev harvested the last ton of grain that was needed to reach the million‑tonne mark. The head of the Oblast emphasized the invaluable contribution of every worker: from combine operators and drivers to technicians and machine operators. The moment that marked the harvesting of the first mln tonnes of grain in the Oblast is a significant contribution to the country’s treasury. A million is a real outcome of large‑scale and well‑coordinated work, the joint efforts of the agricultural workers of Grodno Oblast.
