It is reported by Suspilne.

The average yield of sugar beets in the region amounts to 500 centners per hectare, says Wanda Serdyuk, the chief specialist of Department of agri-industrial development of Khmelnytsk Regional State Administration.

This year, as of November 1, 900 thousand tonnes of sugar beets were harvested — 60% of the total crop in the region. At the same time there was a clear zonal dependence, the south of the region registered higher beet yield than in north. Sugar content in beets amounted on average 13-15% and may decrease due to precipitations.

In total, 29,000 hectares were sown with sugar beets in Khmelnytsk region this year, or 5,000 more than last year.