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On December 5, the last tonnes of sugar beet of the 2020/2021 MY were completely removed from the fields of «Khmilnytske» LLC, awaiting processing in the pile field of Zhdanivka Sugar Refinery. It is reported in «Nasha Astarta» Facebook group. Saturday, December 5, marked the beginning of the end of 2020 sugar-refining season. «In a day or two, the production units...

In Vinnytsia region, agricultural enterprises of all categories, as well as sugar factories completed sugar beet harvesting campaign. It is reported by day.kyiv.ua. According to the results of the season, 1,85 million tonnes of sugar beets were harvested from 48,5 thousand hectares — 100% of the total area. Accord...

Speaking at the virtual British Crop Production Council (BCPC) 2020 congress, Darren Flynn, head of active substances delivery for the Chemical Regulation Division (CRD), explained that all active substances due to expire between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023 would be granted a three-year extension under the new GB pesticides regulation regime. It is reported by Agropages. «This three-year extension is being provided to allow time for the development of the new GB active substance renewal program, although HSE (the Health and Safety...

On November 30, Cygnet completed its 160-th season of sugar production. This year, the refinery worked for 49 days. It is reported by press service of the company. During the season, the refinery processed 140,3 thousand tonnes of sugar beets and produced 18,9 thousand tonnes of sugar. The sugar yield amoun...

Large French sugar and ethanol exports to Britain could suffer under new trade terms between the European Union and its former member, clouding prospects for producers seeking to benefit from a recovery in prices, France’s sugar beet growers’ union said. It is reported by Reuters. France, the EU’s largest sugar producer, usually supplies between 300,000 and 400,000 tonnes of white sugar per year to Britain, accounting for around two-thirds of...

As of November 30, Ukraine harvested almost 9 million tonnes of sugar beets. It is reported by Information and Analytical Portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine. The sugar beets were harvested from the area of 212,2 ths ha (98%).

As of November 30, agrarians of Cherkasy region completed sugar beet harvesting campaign. It is reported by the press service of Cherkasy Regional State Administration. Sugar beets were harvested from the area of 9,6 thousand hectares (100% of sowing) with the a...

As of November 26, Ukraine harvested almost 8,6 million tonnes of sugar beets. It is reported by Information and Analytical Portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine. The sugar beets were harvested from the area of 204,7 ths ha (95%).

Sugar beet growers ravaged by virus yellows could find out before Christmas whether they can use neonicotinoid-treated seed to help grow the crop next spring. It is reported by AgroPages. It comes amid mounting concern that farmers are deciding to not grow the crop next year. Sugar beet yields this autumn have been devastated by virus yellows – the...