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A damp, cold start to spring is holding up sugar beet planting in the European Union, raising an early question mark over harvest prospects after last year’s bumper crop. It is reported by Reuters. EU sugar beet production surged last year after farmers increased the planted area ahead of the ending of the bloc’s sugar quota system, and as favourable weather b...

The Fiji Sugar Corporation is expecting an increase in crops for the upcoming crop season. It is reported by Fijivillage. Speaking at a press conference after the FSC’s Board Meeting, CEO Graham Clarke said they also see sugar production to be in excess of 200,000 tonnes compared t...

«Radekhiv Sugar» LLC (Radekhiv sugar refinery), which produced 149,5 thousand tonnes of sugar processing 1,04 million tonnes of sugar beet, became the leader in sugar production season of MY 2017/2018. The second place was occupied by Kryzhopil sugar refinery, which processed 891,3 thousand tonnes of sugar beet and produced 135,8 thousand tonnes of sugar. The third place— Narkevychy ...

In 2017, «Astarta» sugar segment incomes amounted to 201 million euros, which is 15% more than in 2016, according to the increase in sugar sales to 440 thousand tonnes (+14%). The press-service of the company report. The sugar segment, traditionally the largest contributor to the consolidated revenues (44% of total), generated EUR 201 million (+15% y-o-y) on strong sales...

Modernization of Gnidava sugar refinery is in full swing. The introduction of the ISO 22000 standard will be the next investment of the enterprise. It will become a mandatory state standard for all agro-enterprises in a short time. It is announced by the deputy chairman of the company Glib Halkewych, the press service of the company reports. The official is convinced that Ukraine has already reached the level when consum...

The spring field works began in early March with seasonal fertilizing of winter wheat, which is by 40% complete. Spring sowing campaign is due to start in a few weeks’ time and will stick to traditional crop rotation (sugar beet, corn, soybeans, sunflowers and other crops). This year the grown area for sugar beet will remain as the previous year. It is reported by the press-service of the company. This year «Astarta» will continue developing an integrated management system for agricultural production, targeted investme...

Gnidava sugar refinery will continue to produce environmentally friendly sugar. We are talking about the cooperation with «Ritter Bio Agro» LLC, which grows sugar beet without the use of any chemical additives. It is reported by the press-service of the company. Such cooperation began in 2017 and will be continued this year. «They grow ecologically pure sugar beet, which we process. The ente...

Iranian state purchasing agency the Government Trading Corporation of Iran (GTC) has issued a new international tender to buy 60,000 tonnes of raw sugar, European traders said. It is reported by Reuters. The tender closes on April 17. Shipment is sought in June. The GTC reserves the right to purchase 10 percent more or less than the tender volume.

In February Ukrainian producers exported 40,9 thousand tonnes of sugar, which is 47% less than previous month. «Foreign market sales weakened due to unfavorable conditions: low prices and global profit. Therefore, export supplies in comparison with January almost twice decreased. The largest shipmen...

Brazil’s Copersucar, the world’s largest sugar merchant, expects sugar output to fall by 5 million tonnes in the new center-south cane crop that starts in April, as mills earmark more cane to ethanol production instead. It is reported by Reuters. Copersucar, who partners with Cargill Inc in the world’s largest sugar trader Alvean, said mills in center-south should allocate only 41,5 percent of cane to sugar...