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The United States’ sugar stocks-to-use ratio, a key indicator to evaluate supply and demand, jumped for the second consecutive month and reached 16,1% on Tuesday, according to an estimate by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It is reported by Reuters. The USDA had increased its stocks-to-use projection from 13,5% to 14,4% in January, due to higher sugar production in the United States. It boosted its projection again o...

«Astarta» is reporting on completion of sale of its two sugar plants in Kharkiv region – Savynskiy and Novoivanivskiy. It is reported by press center of the company. As previously communicated, the Company’s management was focusing on improving the profitability of the Sugar Segment and optimising the co...

In 2020, farmers of Khmelnytsk region harvested 926,6 thousand tonnes of sugar beets. It is reported by Khmelnytsk Regional State Administration. In 2020, in Khmelnytsk region the sugar beet sown area amounted to 22,6 thousand hectares —  4,5 thousand hectares less t...

Gnidava Sugar Refinery is ready to assist in sugar beet production.  It is stated by the chairman of the board of the enterprise Vasyl Mukha during the meeting with the head of Department of agro-industrial development of Volyn Regional State Administration Yuriy...

Proper drying and storage of sugar, as well as the production process, are very important stages. After all, the quality of products and compliance with standards depends on compliance with all requirements. Therefore, a number of upgrades of the entire sugar drying shop were carried out at «Starokostiantynivtsukor» LLC. It is reported by the company on its Facebook-page. «In 2020, we carried out modernization and reconstruction in the shop: we installed a new scrubber, a dust collector of a drying drum...

Two months of heavy rainfall has left farmers lifting waterlogged sugar beet in Lincolnshire. It is reported by Farmets Weekly. Beet lifted by contractor Richard Ivatt yielded 48 t/ha at 15,5% sugar content, compared with 85 t/ha and more than 17% sugar in an average year at Deeping St Nich...

In October-December 2020, «Astarta», the biggest sugar producer in Ukraine, increased sugar sales by a third compared to the same period in 2019. It is reported by «Interfax-Ukraina». During this period, sales of sugar increased by 33% - to 81.81 thousand tonnes. «Astarta» is a vertically integrated agri-industrial...

In 2020, farmers of Vinnytsia region harvested almost 2 million tonnes of sugar beets. According to Department of Agro-Industrial Development, Ecology and Natural Resources of Vinnytsia Regional State Administration, all categories of farms in 2020 harvested sugar beets in the amou...

India is likely to produce 30,2 million tonnes of sugar in 2020/21, nearly 2,6% lower than previously forecast, after cane field yields and the rate of sugar extracted fell in key states, a leading trade body said on Thursday. It is reported by Reuters. Uttar Pradesh, India’s top sugar producer, is expected to churn out 10,5 million tonnes in the 2020/21 marketing year, which started on Oct. 1, down from a previous...

Thailand’s manufacturing output in December dropped a bigger- than-expected 2.44% from a year earlier as a fresh wave of COVID-19 infections hit business activity, the industry ministry said on Wednesday. It is reported by Reuters. However, the manufacturing production index (MPI) should turn positive in January as the government has quickly taken action to contain the new spread and exports are exp...