News of Ukraine

«Astarta» started harvesting sugar beet. The farmers of its agricultural subsidiaries in the Vinnytsia region were the first to commence operations on 8 September, with farmers in the Poltava region to follow from 14 September. It is reported by press-center of the company. The total area under the crop is 39kha. According to preliminary estimates by management, this year’s sugar beet yield and quality is expecte...

As of September 8, the first 116,000 tonnes of sugar beets were harvested in Ukraine. It is reported by press-center of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. Sugar beets were harvested from the area of 2.6 thousand hectares, 116 thousand tonnes of sweet roots wer...

The Acting Chairman of the National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine «Ukrsugar» Nazar Mykhailovin told «Interfax-Ukraine» how 2023 spring forecasts regarding the sugar beet sown area, the readiness of sugar factories for the sugar production season and sugar export potential came true. Forecasts in the current year not only came true, but also exceeded expectations. If on the eve of the sowing campaign we expected 239,000 ha of sugar beet sowing area, now, according to the Ministry...

Astarta's sugar production segment showed a robust performance in 1H23, with revenues boosted by 39% y-o-y to EUR86m. More robust results reflected 25% y-o-y higher sugar sales volumes of 120kt and a 13% y-o-y higher selling price of EUR693/t It is reported by the company in its report. Exports of sugar and sugar-by products contributed 26% of segment revenues in 1H23 vs. 5% in 1H22. The Ukrainian government suspended white sugar exp...

Ukraine began new 2023/2024 season of harvesting and processing sugar beets. According to official data, two sugar factories started sugar beet processing. One of them is located in Vinnytsia region, and the other — in Cherkasy region.

Sugar production in Ukraine has been increased, but the government isolated domestic products from the European market. This opinion was expressed by Vyacheslav Chuk, the commercial director of «Astarta» agri-industrial holding, for «Ekonomichna Pravda». «This year, we plan to return be...

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine has started consideration of the case of concentration in form of acquisition by «Radehivskyi Sugar» LLC of the assets of «Gnidava Sugar Refinery» private joint-stock company, which ensure the implementation of white (beet) sugar production. It is reported by press service of AMCU. The owner of «Radehivskyi Sugar» LLC is German company Pfeifer & Langen. It also owns four sugar factories in Ternopil region...

During 2022/2023 marketing year, in conditions of limited logistics capabilities, «Astarta» supplied 50,000 tonnes of sugar to European market, maintaining its leading position among Ukrainian exporters. It is reported by press center of the company. «Due to a well-built reputation, transparency and sustainability of business, we were ready to integrate into European market with both our...

Sugar beet will slightly decline in profitability, but in the next year or two the crop will be more profitable than sunflower. Pavlo Fesyuk, the director of «AgroVista» holding, told about it in an interview for AgroPortal. According to him, last year, sugar beet surprised the company the most: «We receiv...

In Khmelnytsk region, «Svyatets» enterprise has been growing sugar beets for a long time. When «Astarta» modernized sugar factories and established partnership with farmers, sugar beet became an unchanging culture. This year, 300 hectares of beets were sown here. Vasyl Mostiy, the head of «Svyatets» LLC, told AgroPortal about it. «Last year and the year before, sugar beet was a profitable crop, but weather conditions and financial sit...