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Ukraine finished sugar beet harvesting campaign

Ukrainian agrarians finished 2019 sugar beet harvesting campaign. It is reported by press-service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. As of December 10, 9,8 million tonnes of sugar beet were harvested from the area of 220 thousand he...


«Starokostiantynivcukor» LLC increased processing and production volumes

Despite the decrease in sugar beet yield, «Starokostiantynivcukor» LLC processed almost 300 thousand tonnes of sugar beet during the 2019 production season — 50 thousand tonnes more than last year. It is reported by the company on its Facebook-page. «A'SPIK GROUP» explains such results due to the establishment of partnering relationships with the agricultural enterprises...

 
India's Oct-Nov sugar output drops 54%

Indian mills produced 1.9 million tonnes of sugar between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30, down nearly 54 percent from a year earlier, with many yet to start crushing operations, the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said on Tuesday. It is reported by Reuters. The country is the world’s biggest sugar producer and lower output could support global prices. By the end of November, 279 sugar mills had started crushing oper...


«Astarta» compeleted sugar beet harvesting

«Astarta» completed 2019 agricultural production season in late November. The Company harvested 580 thousand tonnes of corn and about 1,5 million tonnes of sugar beet (the deliveries from fields to sugar refineries are still ongoing). It is reported by press center of the company. This autumn weather conditions and integration of IT-solutions into field operations provided more efficient and short harvesting campaign. At th...


«Yuzepho-Mykolaiv Biogas Company» LLC opened the first stage of the biogas complex

On November 28, in Vinnytsia region, the first stage of the biogas complex with the capacity of 3,2 mW was officially opened on the basis of «Yuzepho-Mykolaiv Agroindustrial Company» LLC. «Yuzepho-Mykolaiv Biogas Company» LLC invested EUR11 million in the construction of the biogas complex. The company processes beet pulp, silo, recyclables, organic waste in bioga...


«Astarta» sugar refinery completed sugar-refining season

Zhdanivka Sugar Refinery («Tsukoragroprom» LLC) completed 2019/2020 sugar-refining season. It is reported by «Khmilnytske» LLC on its Facebook-page. On November 27, the final sugar was removed from the conveyor and packed into bags. Thus, Zhdanivka Sugar Refine...


«Zakhidnyi Bug» completed sugar beet harvesting

«Zakhidnyi Bug» PE completed sugar beet harvesting campaign. It is reported by the company on its Facebook-page. As not all harvested sugar beets have been taken out yet, there is no definitive data on sugar beet yields. But, on average, the company exp...

 
Frozen harvest leaves bitter taste for U.S. sugar beet farmers

Weather during harvest season in the U.S. Red River Valley, a fertile sugar beet region in Minnesota and North Dakota, has to farmers felt like a series of plagues. It is reported by Reuters. Rain and snow pelted crops in September and October. That was followed by a blizzard, and then warm temperatures that left fields a boggy mess. Next came a deep freeze, r...


India 2019/2020 sugar production will fall by a record 21,6% — ISMA

Sugar production in India is set to decline by a record 21,6%, the steepest in over a decade, during the sugar season 2019/2020 as errant monsoon this year is likely to lead to a 12% less acreage this year. It is reported by Business Today. In 2018-19, India produced an all time high 33,16 million tonnes of sugar but for the first time since 2016/2017, the country will produce less sugar than the year...

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