According to operational data as for 23 September, sugar beets have been harvested from an area of 34.000 hectares, which is 32% of the planned area. A total of 1.546.000 tonnes of root crops have been harvested, with an average yield of 450 cn/hc. By Oblasts: Minsk — 648.000 tonnes, Grodno — 521.000 tonnes, Brest — 223.000 tonnes, Mogilev — 135.000 tonnes, Vitebsk — 18.000 tonnes, Gomel — 1.000 tonnes.