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Khmelnytsk region completed 2023 sugar beet harvesting campaign. It is reported by ukragroconsult. A total of 1.5 million tonnes of beets were harvested with the yield of 515 centners/ha. During this sugar-refining season, 5 sugar factories operate in the region...

As of the first week of December, Ukrainian farmers harvested almost 11.6 million tonnes of sugar beets. It is reported by press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. Sugar beets were harvested from the area of 244.6 thousand hectares, 11,569.7 thousand tonnes of sweet r...

In UPI-AGRO, 2023 harvesting campaign has come to the end — the company's production units and participants of the partner program «Sugar beet — the choice of the smart ones!» have finished sugar beet harvesting. It is reported by the company on its Facebook page. In total, more than 2.1 million tonnes of sugar beets were harvested from the total area of 43 thousand hectares (25.8 thousand hectares in...

Cherkasy farmers harvested 649,000 tonnes of sugar beets. Department of Agri-Industrial Development of Cherkasy Regional Military Administration informs about this. Sugar beets are harveted from the area of 15.2 thousand hectares, which is 99.4% of t...

As of the last day of autumn, Ukrainian farmers harvested sugar beets from the area of 242,000 hectares. It is reported by press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. Sugar beets were harvested from the area of 242.1 thousand hectares, 11 million 332.6 thousand tonnes of swee...

According to operational data of the Department of Agri-Industrial Development and Economic Policy of Zhytomyr Regional Military Administration, Zhytomyr region completes late crops harvesting. It is reported by expreszt.com.ua. Sugar beets are harvested from the area of 17.1 thousand hectares (91.9% of the forecast) with the average yield of 450 centners/ha (-51.9 centners/ha)...

30 sugar factories are participating in 2023/24 sugar-production season. Acting Chairman of the National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine «Ukrsugar» Nazar Mykhailovyn told about this in an interview for The Ukrainian Farmer.  ...

Vinnytsia region completes sugar beet harvesting campaign. It is reported by the head of Vinnytsia Regional Military Administration Serhiy Borzov. Sugar beets are harvested from 98% of the total area. In general, this is 2,455,000 tonnes. Currently, sugar...

New standards (DSTU) regarding the quality of sugar were adopted this year, but it is quite difficult to talk about the readiness of Ukrainian sugar factories according to European standards. Acting Chairman of the National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine «Ukrsugar» Nazar Mykhailovyn told about this in an interview for The Ukrainian Farmer. According...

7-7.5 tonnes of sugar can be obtained from 1 hectare of sugar beets. The price of sugar at the factory today amounts to €600 without VAT. Meanwhile, the cost of sugar beets growing is $1,500, plus the cost of processing. So, in 2023, the income for 1 hectare of sugar beets amounted to about $2,000. Financial director of Cygnet Agrocompany Volodymyr Bondarenko told about this at Ukrainian professional conference «Grain And Processig: Development Despite the War», Latifundist reported....