9 August 2002
Brest region completes grain and legume harvest

 The Brest region, the southeastern region of Belarus, finished harvesting grains and legumes on August 7. A total of 900,000 tons was reported harvested, with yields averaging 2.7 tons per hectare.
A collective farm called Novy Put in the Ivanovo district had the region's highest yields of six tons per hectare, followed by Belorusskaya Niva in the Stolin district with 5.9 tons per hectare. The Gantsevichi district was the last to complete its harvest, with all-out assistance from other
districts. The region's annual harvest festival, Dazhynki, will take place in the town of Ivanovo in September. Meanwhile, local farms have started sowing winter crops.