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38,000 tons of sugar beetroot harvested in Penza region

09:44 | 04.09.2018 | Agriculture

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Penza, 4 September 2018. PenzaNews. The gross output of the sugar beet in the Penza region equalled to 38,000 tons. This was reported by the press service of the regional Ministry of Agriculture.

38,000 tons of sugar beetroot harvested in Penza region

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"Seasonal work is conducted in the Zemetchinsky, Issinsky and Kamensky areas. As of reporting date, the sugar beet was harvested in the Penza region from an area of 1,500 hectares," the ministry explained.

The press service specified that the average yield was 25,100 kilograms per hectare.

As it was reported before, the sugar beet had been harvested in the Penza region since the end of August.

Farmers are still to harvest the crop from an area of 62,000 ha.

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