Belarus is expected to increase rapeseed output in 2017.
According to market operators, rapeseed winterkilling did not exceed 3% that is the minimal level over the last seasons and it could be offset by spring varieties. On the assumption of average yield at 1.6 ton/ha, rapeseed production could at least double last year result.
Weather for rapeseed wintering was favorable. Sufficient snow cover protected the oilseed during cold snap.
Planted area under winter rapeseed in Belarus totaled 352.7 thousand ha. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)