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Astarta completed the 2024 sugar production season, which lasted 133 days and was marked by several records.   It is reported by presscenter of the company. Astarta’s five sugar plants produced 380kt of sugar, the highest output by the business in the last seven years. The Company’s mills proces...

UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has released data showing sugarcane processing and ethanol production were down in early December. Ethanol sales were up during the two-week period.  It is reported by ethanolproducer. Mills in the south-central region of Brazil processed 8.83 million metric tons of sugarcane during the first half of December, down 54.3% when compared to th...

2024 became a record year for the domestic sugar industry — Ukrainian sugar producers set a historical record for sugar exports, sending 746.3 thousand tonnes of sugar to foreign markets for $419 million. This is the highest indicator of sugar exports within a calendar year according to statistics, which dates back to 1997, when the National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine («...

Indian mills have produced 9.54 million tonnes of sugar since the season began on Oct. 1, down 15.5% year-on-year, a leading industry body said on Thursday, as cane yields fell in the three biggest producing states. It is reported by Reuters. Lower output in the world's second-largest sugar producer could eliminate the possibility of India allowing exports during the season ending in September 2025, suppor...

Two sugar factories continue to operate in the region. As of December 27, three sugar factories completed sugar refining season. This is reported by Vinnytsia Regional State Administration. Since the beginning of the production season, more than 2.5 million tonnes of sugar beets have been processed and more than 332 tho...

Cygnet sugar factory completed the 2024 season. In total, 32.5 thousand tonnes of sugar were produced. This is stated in the company's message on Facebook. «Production lasted 84 days, during which we processed 235 thousand tonnes of sugar beets. Of all the sugar produced, 98% was of catego...

Two sugar factories have already completed the sugar refining season. As of today, three sugar factories continue their work. This is reported by Vinnytsia RMA. Since the beginning of the production season, 2.4 million tonnes of sugar beets have been processed, which is more than the corresponding date last year. More tha...

Having studied the experience of Polish and German companies, one of the largest sugar producers in Ukraine, «UKRPROMINVEST-AGRO», began to practice covering sugar beet piles with agrofiber for better storage of beets during late transportation. Oleksandr Havrish, a Deputy General Director for Development of Partner Programs at «UKRPROMINVEST-AGRO», told AgroPortal.ua about it. «We plan to cover about 70 thousand ton...

Sugar production in Brazil’s central-south region reached 1.08 million metric tonnes in the second half of November, according to industry group UNICA, marking a 23% drop compared to the same period last year, but still surpassing market expectations. It is reported by chinimandi. During this time, sugarcane crushing fell by 15.2%, totaling 20.35 million tonnes, UNICA reported. Analysts surveyed by S&P Global Commodity Insights had predic...

The German investment company Connect GmbH & Co. geschlossene Invest KG (Connect) will provide «Astarta» with a loan of €5 million for a period of seven years to modernize one of its sugar plants. This is stated in the company’s announcement on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. «The deal is financed by the ImpactConnect program, which includes any financing and Connect financing program...