Half of the sugar refineries completed the production season
As of December 4, 23 sugar refineries completed sugar refining season. In the current season, 46 refineries processed sugar beet.
«1,73 million tonnes of sugar have already been produced and 12,11 million tonnes of sugar beet processed. According to the Association, sugar season will end until the new year», — commented Ruslana Butylo, the head of the analytical department of «Ukrsugar».
The sugar beet harvesting came to its end; 0,5 million tonnes of sugar beet remain to be processed.
Recall that in the current season, sugar production will remain at the last year level — within the range of 1,9-2,0 million tonnes, about 500 thousand tonnes of which can be exported.