News of Ukraine

Monday, 5 March 2018
Last year sugar producers paid 3,1 billion taxes — Sugar World 2018

Ukrainian sugar industry is a self-sufficient sector, which only last year paid 3,1 billion UAH of taxes. It was emphasized by Andriy Dykun, the head of «Ukrsugar» during the 2-nd International Congress Sugar World 2018. «Sugar industry provides work for 85 thousand people. Last year, sugar production amounted to 2,1 million tonnes. At the same time, Ukraine became an export "breakthrough" for the worl...

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Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Sugar production increased by 6,5%

In MY 2017/2018, Ukraine produced 2,14 million tonnes of sugar, which is 6,5% more than last year's 2,01 million tonnes. Growth in production is associated with an increase in beet grown area and the launch of 4 more sugar refineries. «The production season is completed. 46 sugar refineries produced 2,14 m...

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Friday, 16 February 2018
«Astarta» increased pulp production by 19%

According to the results of 2017, «Astarta» produced 43 thousand tonnes of granulated beet pulp, which is 19% more than in 2016. It is reported by the press-service of the company. It became possible thanks to the commissioning of a pulp drying complex at Narkevychy Sugar Refinery. Last year «Astarta»...

Monday, 12 February 2018
Zhytomyr region produced almost 70 thousand tonnes of sugar

This season sugar refineries of Zhytomyr region produced 68,1 thousand tonnes of sugar. It is reported by AgroTimes. Such volume is completely enough for the need of the region in this production, reported in Zhytomyr Regional State Administration. In general,&n...

Monday, 12 February 2018
«Kamaz-Agro» became the first in Ukraine to introduce German sugar beet growing technology

«Kamaz-Agro» agrofirm (village of Ostrozhets Rivne region) became the first in Ukraine to introduce the German technology of sugar beet cultivation. It was announced by the director of the agrofirm Mykola Koshelia, AgroTimes reports. He says that this technology is based on the use of a certain hybrid and herbicide, which controls mos...

Monday, 12 February 2018
Sugar exports increased by 64%

In January 2018, sugar producers exported 76,4 thousand tonnes of sugar, which is 64% more than the previous month. «The main volumes were exported to Turkey (25%), Uzbekistan (23%), Libya (15%) and Sri Lanka — 7,2 thousand tonnes», — commented Ruslana Butylo the leading speak...

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Monday, 12 February 2018
Vinnytsia region produced 445 thousand tonnes of sugar per season

Vinnytsia region completed sugar-refining season. It was produced 445 thousand tonnes of sugar — 10 thousand tonnes more than in 2016. It was announced on February 5 at the weekly meeting in the Regional State Administration by the Director of the Department of Agro-Industrial Development, Ecology and Natural Resources Mykola Tkachuk...

Thursday, 8 February 2018
«Astarta» sugar refineries completed the production season

Last week «Astarta» finished the sugar production campaign. It is reported by the press-service of the company. Sugar refineries produced 463 thousand tonnes of sugar (-8% y-o-y). During the season the company processed almost 3,1 million tonnes of sugar be...

Thursday, 8 February 2018
«Astarta» sees 27,5% fall in sugar sales in Q4 2017

Astarta agroindustrial holding sugar sales fell by 27,5% in October-December 2017 year-over-year, to 110,900 tonnes. The company has reported on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), «Interfax-Ukraina» reports. The company said that wheat sales over the period grew by 5,7% — to 80,500 tonnes, wh...

Thursday, 11 January 2018
Vinnytsia sugar refineries produced 434 thousand tonnes of sugar

As of January 10, Vinnytsia region produced 431 thousand tonnes of sugar. It is reported by «Golos Ukrainy». In 2017, the processing enterprises of Vinnytsia region procured more than three million tonnes of sugar beet — some of them were deli...