News of Ukraine

As of August 5, 7,3 ths. t of sugar are produced and 5 sugar refineries operate. The new sugar season is a little late, compared to the previous year, and started on August, 30 with Tomashpil sugar refinery launch. «Last year sugar season began on August, 2...

Zhdanivka and Narkevychy sugar refineries, the part of Agri-Industrial Holding «Astarta-Kyiv», have started the new production season, the press-service of the company reports. Preparing for the new season, «Astarta-Kyiv» has invested about 13 million USD in its sugar refineries modernization. As in the previous years, preparing for the new...

On August, 31 «Podillia Foods Company» PJSC (Kryzhopil Sugar Refinery) began sugar production season. Built in 1986, Kryzhopil Sugar Refinery is one of the "youngest" in Ukraine. According to the results of last season, the mill processed 840,7 ths t of sugar beet and produ...

On August, 30 at 12:00 «Gnidava Sugar Refinery» LLC, which is in Volyn region, began sugar beet processing. In the new season, the company plans to process over 500 ths t of beet and produce about 70 ths t of sugar. Before the beginning of the new season, about UAH 70 mln were invested in the p...

For the first siх months of 2017 ASTARTA sugar segment generated revenues of EUR 108 million, which is almost 80% higher y-o-y. ASTARTA reports about it in its interim report. Sugar sales volumes increased by 58% — to about 223,000 tonnes. The Company continued its strategy of export expansion and delivered 57% o...

On August, 30 at 14:00 Tomashpil Sugar Refinery («Agricultural Complex «Zelena Dolyna» LLC) began sugar beet processing. This season the company plans to make more than 30 ths t of sugar: «We plan to produce not less than 35-40 ths t of sugar, but it's too early to talk about it because the beet are still...

For a wide public discussion, submission of comments and proposals, a draft order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy "On approval of requirements for types of sugars intended for human consumption" was published, the purpose of which is to bring the requirements of Ukrainian sugar production to European standards. It is reported by the press-service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine. In this way, the Ministry continues to implement the norms of the EU directives into national legislation in...

Consideration of the law on the launch of the agricultural land market is scheduled for October. It was announced by the First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Maxym Martyniyk, on Facebook. «As part of the land reform, we finalize the proposals of the working group to wo...