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Agricultural farms of Ternopil region almost completed sugar beet harvesting. Thus, the local sugar refineries are in the midst of the sugar production season. The press service of Ternopil Regional State Administration reports. The Director of the Department of Agro-Industrial Development of Regional State Administration Volodymyr Stakhov said, that...

In the first decade of November, Cygnet finished sugar beet harvesting campaign. In particular, on November 1, Cygnet harvested 167,3 thousand tonnes of sugar beet from the area of 3,8 thousand hectares with the yield of 41,2 t/ha. It is reported by press-service of the company. The Deputy Director General of «Cygnet Center» LLC Mykola Zhuravel says, that despite the lower yield, compared to last year, sugar...

Heavy rains disrupted EU sugar beet harvesting operations, adding to the challenge faced by farmers who are trying to get winter crops planted. It is reported by Reuters. The rains have delayed grain sowings in parts of the European Union with the situation particularly severe in Britain where they could trigger a significant shift to spri...

Brazil's center-south is approaching the end of this year's sugarcane season much earlier than expected, as drier-than-normal weather during most of the last weeks sped up harvesting and led to several mills announcing the end of crushing. It is reported by Nasdaq. The main Brazilian sugar belt crushed 32,6 million tonnes of cane in the second half of October, 30% more than in the same period a year earlier, a similar quick-pace perf...

FAO expects world sugar production to drop in 2019/20 (October/September), falling below total consumption. The forecast for global sugar production in 2019/20 has been revised downwards in recent months and is now pegged at just over 175 million tonnes, representing a 2,8 percent decrease from 2018/19. It is reported in FAO Food Outlook Report. International sugar markets are seen heading for a modest tightening in the 2019/20 marketing season, as production is forecast to fall below the previous...

Sugar output in Thailand may decline below 12 mln tonnes in 2019/2020 due to a likely fall in cane production in the east Asian country, Thai Sugar Millers Corp Ltd Director-General Rangsit Hiangrat said. It is reported by cognecis. In 2018/2019, the country produced 14,5 mln tonnes sugar. Thailand is one of the world's largest producers and exporters of the commodity. The cane prod...

The Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) reduced its 2019/2020 sugar production forecast by 5%, compared to the previous expectations. It is reported by Reuters. India is expected to produce 26,85 million tonnes of sugar in the current year that began in October 2019, a 5% drop compared to a previous estimate of 28,2 million tonne...

Svarog West Group Corporation completed sugar beet harvesting and became the leader in beet yield in Western Ukraine. It is reported by press-service of the company. About 90 thousand tonnes of sugar beets with the average sugar content of 17,6% were harvested from the fields of the company. According to the...

As of November 1, Ukraine harvested 7,8 million tonnes of sugar beet. It is announced by press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. Ukrainian agrarians harvested sugar beets from the area of 178 thousand hectares or 81%...

The production drop in India will lead to a larger global sugar supply deficit in 2019-20 of 7.7 million tonnes, a development seen as crucial in reducing large stocks in some producing countries that have been pressuring international prices. It is reported by Reuters. India’s 2019-20 sugar production should fall to 26.9 million tonnes, 1.3 million tonnes below an August projection, due to unfavorable weather conditions, broker an...