News of Ukraine

As of November 17, 8% of the sugar beet area remained unharvested. «This year sugar beet harvesting is more lively, on the same date last year 6% less beet were harvested. 13,05 million tonnes of sugar beet are harvested, with an average yield of...

In Poltava region sugar production season is in the final stage. It is reported by Agricultural Department of Poltava Regional Administration. Two months ago sugar-refining season began in the region. In Poltava region five sugar refineries operate...

On September 30, 2017, in Khmelnytsk region, on the territory of «Teophipolskyi Sugar» LLC the second largest biogas refinery in Ukraine with a capacity of 5,1 MW began to produce electricity. It is reported by Biowatt. The complex in Elyzavetivka village (Dnipro region) of the poultry farm «Oril-Leader» («Myronivsky Khliboprodukt») with a capacity...

In Chernihiv region agrarians harvested 236 thousand tonnes of sugar beet. It is reported by the Department of Agricultural Development of Chernihiv Regional Administration. In general, sugar beet are harvested from an area of more than 6 thousand hectares. This is 9...

Chernihiv region harvested 6 thousand hectares of sugar beet, which is 87% of the plan. It is reported by the department of agro-industrial development of the Chernihiv Regional Administration. Currently, in Chernihiv region farmers harvested 215 thousand tonnes of sugar bee...

On October 27, 2017, «Astarta-Kyiv» agro-industrial holding signed an agreement to purchase «Agro-Ka Poltava» LLC in Poltava region and «Zlagoda Plus» LLC in Zhytomyr region. According to the holding's report, the completion of the transaction is expected by the end of this year. «Astarta» has already made a down payment on an agreement in the amount of UAH...

After two months of hard work, «Ukrainian Farming Company» («Agro-Dilo» Agro-Trade Firm) completed sugar beet harvesting. It is reported on the official Facebook page of the company. Specialists of the company managed to achieve good sugar beet yield — 56 t/ha with sugar content of 16,5%. This year sugar be...

In the second month of the current marketing year, Ukrainian producers exported 42,3 thousand tonnes of sugar, which is 2,5 times more than in September. «In October, producers exported 2,5 times more sugar than the previous month and, according to the Association's forecasts, this figure will continue to grow. The geography of exports d...

«Astarta-Kyiv», Ukraine’s largest agricultural holding, has purchased the Ukrainian agrarian insurance company worth UAH 10,5 million. The holding said in its financial statements over January-September 2017 posted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange: «The acquisition of 100% of the shares of the insurer has been completed this y...

«Gnidava Sugar Refinery» LLC plans to build a biogas refinery. The refinery will generate electricity by burning pulp on cogenerators. Gnidava Sugar Refinery plans to spend EUR15 million on modernization of the facilities within five years. In 2017, in particular...