News of Ukraine

«Agrarian front: strategy of the victory» — the meeting of «Ukrprominvest-Agro» team with partners in sugar beet cultivation took place under this leitmotif. It is reported on the company's Facebook-page. More than 70 agricultural producers gathered in Vinnytsia at the invitation of UPI-AGRO to talk about the prospects of growing sugar beet, familia...

The EBRD is boosting food security in wartime Ukraine by backing more than half the risk of a revolving working capital loan for UAH 330 million (€10.5 million equivalent) to Astarta Group, one of the country’s major agricultural and food processing businesses, through an agreement with Raiffeisen Bank  (RB). The share of the risk the EBRD takes on comes to €6.3 million. It is reported by press center of the company. The EBRD’s risk-sharing instruments enhance local financiers’ capacity to provide access to finance for Ukrainian private companies operat...

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine granted permission to A'SPIK Group to acquire ED&F Man subsidiary. It is stated in the message of the AMCU, AgroPortal reports. «Agro-Orms» LLC has got a permission to acquire a stake in the authorized capital of «Ukrainian Sugar Company» L...

If before the war experts were skeptical about the prospects of biogas, then in condition of energy shortages, the processing of crop products into alternative energy sources may become a new trend. Thus, the attitude to the prospects of sugar production may change, Agravery reports. Serhiy Shcherban, SOLAGRO Group Elevator Manager, says: «Sugar factories are an underestimated topic. This is a source for biogas. In addition, it is ideal to combine corn processing with i...

Vitaliy Koval, the head of Rivne Regional Military Administration, got acquainted with the activities of «Rozvaz'ke» agricultural enterprise, which has been growing sugar beets for many years. It is reported by «Rivnenski Novyny». Sugar beet is a highly marginal crop, farmers say. Beet yields of 80 t/ha are record high. The enterprise has never harvested less than 60 ton...

As of May 26, more than 182 thousand hectares of sugar beets were sown in Ukraine. It is reported by press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. Sugar beets were sown on the area of 182.1 thousand hectares, approximately for this period in...

The sowing campaign continues in Zhytomyr region despite the difficult conditions of the war. It is reported by ruporzt with reference to Department of Agricultural Development and Economic Activity of Zhytomyr Regional Military Adminstration. As of May 25, sugar beets were sown on the ...

Agrarians of Cherkasy region have almost finished sowing. It is reported by Department of agro-industrial development of Cherkasy Regional State Administration. As of May 23, sugar beets were sown on the area of 7,000 hectares.

Agrarians of Kirovohrad region complete sugar beet sowng campaign. It is announced by Acting Director of the Regional Department of Agricultural Development Valeria Furmanova for «Suspilne».. As of May 23, agrarians of the region sowed 89% of the...

Sugar beet sowing has been completed in Vinnytsia region. 50 thousand hectares have been sown with sweet roots. It is announced by the head of Vinnytsia Regional Military Administration Serhiy Borzov on his Facebook-page. Ukraine is waging two wars simultaneously: one for the sovereignty and integrity o...