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Kopernik Global Investors LLC increased its direct share in the authorized capital of «Astarta-Kyiv» agri-industrial holding. It is reported by Latifundist with the reference to the press service of the company. On December 27, 2018, as a result of the operation for the purchase of 3,2 thousand shares of «Astarta&ra...

Poltava region completed sugar beet processing season. It is reported by Regional Agricultural Department. Five sugar refineries worked in the region this year. Together they processed 1,5 million tonnes of sugar beet and produced 222 thousand...

This year «Ukrprominvest-Agro» harvested a record sugar beet crop. It is reported by Latifundist.com. The beet yield was 65 t/ha from the area of ​​28,4 thousand hectares. The yield indicators for the company gained historic highs. «Industr...

As of December 24, Vinnytsia sugar refineries produced 355,5 thousand tonnes of sugar. It is reported by «Den'» newspaper. During this year's production season, six sugar refineries were operating in Vinnytsia region: Kryzhopil, Gaisin, Tomashpil, Zhdanivka&n...

«Radekhivskyi Sugar» LLC has started new project on long-term storage of sugar beet.  It is reported by press-service of the company. The company adopts the experience of American sugar producers, who have been deducing this technology for a long time. Currently,...

Indonesia sets raw sugar import quota of 2,83 million tonnes for industrial use in 2019, Trade Ministry official said on Friday. It is reported by Reuters. The quota will be reviewed every three months and adjusted if needed, said Oke Nurwan, director general of international trade. Indonesia has set raw sugar imports quo...

During the period from December 10 to 12, «Astarta» agri-industrial holding bought up 12 thousand of its own shares. It is stated in a message of the company on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The average price of the stock was PLN26,85 ($7,1).  On September 3-7, 2018 «Astarta» bought 4,4...

Sugar producers of Ternopil region complete 2018 production season. Four production units of «Radekhivskyi Sugar» LLC, in particular Chortkiv, Khorostkiv, Zbarazh and Kozivsk sugar refineries, processed over 1,75 million tonnes of sugar beet with the average yield of 478 centners/ha. It is reported by «Nomer odyn».  1,57 million tonnes of sugar beet are harvested from the area of ​​32,7 thousand hectares. 220 thousand tonens of sugar are produced. Zhb...

Nordic Sugar Kedainiai, a Lithuanian company own by Nordic Sugar, one of the largest sugar producers in Europe, plans to invest 12 mln euros into its plans upgrade. It is reported by The Baltic Course with the reference to LETA/BNS. Around 5 mln euros will be investment into a new sugar beet handling and washing technological line, and around 7 mln e...

India’s sugar production could fall in 2019/2020 as farmers are struggling to plant cane because of a drought in two of the country’s top producing states, according to multiple industry officials and traders. It is reported by Reuters. A drop in production would slash exports from the world’s second-biggest sugar producer and support global prices that have fallen 15 percent so far in 2018. &la...