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Thailand’s sugarcane harvest takes a hit

A significant reduction in Thailand’s sugarcane yield in the 2023-24 crop year has been reported by the Office of the Cane and Sugar Board (OCSB). This decrease in production is attributed to severe drought conditions and is expected to have an impact on the worldwide sugar supply. It is reported Bangkok Post. Thailand is the second-largest exporter of sugar globally, following Brazil. Therefore, any decrease in its production could cause strain on the global market. A rep...

 
India lets oil firms procure extra ethanol from sugar mills

India has agreed to allow oil marketing companies to procure ethanol by diverting an extra 800,000 tonnes of sugar for biofuel production, a government source said on Wednesday. It is reported by Reuters. Concerns over sugar production due to below normal monsoon rains between June and September had led the world's second-largest sugar producer to cap the amount that c...


Lviv region planted 87% of sugar beets

Agrarians of Lviv region planted 87% of sugar beets. It is reported by Department of Agri-Industrial Development of Lviv Regional Military Administration. As of April 22 of this year, 87% (13.5 thousand ha) of sugar beets were sown by agric...


Ternopil region sowed 60% of sugar beets

Volodymyr Stakhiv, director of the regional department of agri-industrial development, told about this, Suspilne Novyny reported. Farmers sow late crops in Ternopil region. 60% of the planned amount of sugar beet have already been sown. Volodymyr Stakhiv says that the temporary worsening of weather conditions will not pa...


Zhytomyr region planted almost 8 kha of sugar beets

The sugar beet sowing campaign is almost finished in Zhytomyr region. According to the Department of Agri-Industrial Development and Economic Policy of RMA, as of April 18, in all categories of farms in the region, sugar beets were sown on the area of 7.9 thousand hecta...


Khmelnytsk region finished sugar beet sowing

Agrarians of Khmelnytsk region finished sugar beet sowing campaign. This is reported by the regional state administration. As of April 19, agrarians of the region completed sugar beet planting on the area of 32.4 thousand hectares. This area amounted to 101% of the...

 
Maharashtra sugar production higher than expectations on favourable weather conditions

As the 2023-24 crushing season in Maharashtra nears the end, sugar mills in the State have crushed 106,686 million tonnes(mt) of sugarcane to produce 10,936 mt of sugar. Out of 207 sugar mills operational this season, 196 mills have stopped crushing.  It is reported by thehindubusinessline. Last year during the same period, 211 mills had crushed 105,391 mt of sugarcane to produce 10,523 mt of sugar. The extract percentage or sugar recovery...

 
Thai sugar output falls amid drought

Thailand's sugar cane output declined in the 2023-24 crop year, resulting from severe drought, which may affect sugar supply in the global market, says the Office of the Cane and Sugar Board (OCSB).  It is reported by Bangkok Post. The country is the world's second-largest sugar exporter after Brazil, meaning a drop in production could pressure the global market.  «Our su...


«Olgopil» Agrofirm received the first seedlings of sugar beets

«Olgopil» Agrofirm finished sugar beet sowing and has already received the first seedlings. This is reported on the company's Facebook page. This year, the area of 149 hectares was allocated for sugar beets. In addition, demo plots have been laid, on which 7 sugar beet hybrids from...


Ukraine sowed almost 224 kha of sugar beets

As of April 18, almost 224,000 hectares were planted with sugar beets in Ukraine. It is reported by press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. An area of 223.7 thousand hectares has been sown with sugar beets. Early sugar beet sowing has been comp...

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