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Yesterday, on April 8, sugar beet sowing was successfully completed at «Khmilnytske» LLC («Astarta» production subdivision). The company reported about it on its Facebook page. For 12 days, 5 798 ha of sugar beet were sown. But spring-field works are not over. In parallel with the sugar beet and sunflow...

«Zakhidnyi Bug» PE began sugar beet sowing on the 26-th of March. The company announced on its Facebook page. In 2020, 13 860 hectares were allocated for sugar beet, or 21,8% of the total acreage. As of April 3, 3,927 hectares (28% of total area) were s...

On April 2, «Agrovista» Holding began sugar beet sowing in Kirovohrad region. The chief agronomist of the company Dmitro Vasyliev told about it, CBN reports. «Much work has already been done. Sugar beet sowing began on 6 thousand hectares», — he s...

According to the analytical department of «Ukrsugar» Association, in the current marketing year, the sugar beet area will amount to about 190-200 thousand hectares, which is almost 5% less than last year.  «This year, the sugar beet area will remain almost unchanged, with a slight reduction of up to 5%. First of all, it is caused by the price situation in the sugar market. However, given the trans...

 In 2020, in Khmelnytsk region sugar beet sown area will be reduced by 8-10%, compared to 2019. According to Agriultural Department of Khmelnytsk Regional State Administration, the sugar beet area will amount within 20 thousand hectares. Sugar production during the refining season i...

Last week, Cygnet began sugar beet sowing, being conducted under COVID-19 epidemic conditions. Recall that Cygnet plans to plant beets on the area of ​​3,9 thousand hectares. It is reported by press-service of the company. The sowing campaign began on March 25 in a planned manner, but with measures to prevent the spread of Coronavirus infection. To maximize the secur...

India's sugar production dropped by 22% — to nearly 23,3 mln tonnes in the first half of the current marketing year ending September on lower cane production, industry body ISMA said on Wednesday.  It is reported by LiveMint. Sugar marketing year runs from October to September. The country produced over 33 mln tonnes of sugar in 2018-19 but output is estimated to decline to 26 ...

The farming units of «Astarta» started spring field operations at the end of March as scheduled. To-date the Company has finished sowing spring barley and fertilizing winter crops. To retain productive moisture in soil, mulching and sowing  are being carried out almost simultaneously. It is reported by press center of the company. The Company also started planting sugar beet and sunflower in the Poltava, Khmelnytsky and Vinnytsya regions, using newly-acquired modern machinery an...

Rivne region agrarians began 2020 sugar beet sowing campaign. It is reported by Agricultural Department of Rivne Regional State Administration. Agrarians of Mlyniv district in Rivne region began sugar beet sowing, and more than 180 hectares have already...

French sugar and ethanol group Cristal Union said on Friday it was running at low capacity due to a slump in ethanol demand, despite a rise in table sugar output and a surge in production of pharmaceutical alcohol to make sanitary gel. It is reported by Reuters. Global ethanol producers have been suffering from a slump in margins on the fuel linked to concerns over the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak and the recent co...