News of Ukraine

In the first 5 months of 2024/25 marketing year (September 2024 - January 2025), Ukraine exported over 352 thousand tonnes of sugar, or 17% more than in the same period of 2023/24 marketing year. The entire exported volume was directed to the Global market, while in September 2023 - January 2024 the share of exports to the Global market was only 9.5%. The significant increase in the share o...

Ukrainian sugar producers completed 2024 sugar production season. A total of 28 member factories of the National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine («Ukrsugar») produced 1.72 million tonnes of sugar. In addition, one more sugar factory, which i...

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...

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 («...

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...

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...

Agrarians of Cherkasy region completed sugar beet harvesting campaign. It is reported by the Department of Agri-Industrial Development of Cherkasy Regional State Administration. Sugar beet harvesting has been completed in the region — 781.4 thousand tonnes. T...