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After a several-month break Agara Sugar factory will resume operation from June 1, announces the office of Georgia’s business ombudsman and Agara Sugar company. It is reported by «Sputnik Georgia». All employees of the factory will return to their jobs. The Georgian government and the founders of Agara Sugar company negotiated with the...

The step-by-step launch of Severodonetsk «Azot» is scheduled for the end of May or the beginning of June this year. It is confirmed by the head of the trade union of the company Valeriy Chernysh, «UA: DONBAS» reports. The possibility of implementing this project was discussed on April 24, at the...

Odessa Port Plant (OPP) has stopped carbamide production on its both units. The reason is the lack of warehouse space for produced carbamide storage. It is stated by Mykola Schurikov, the first deputy director of the OPP, on his Facebook page. He adds that in order to reduce the selling price of products, "it is necessary to lower the...

In January-March 2018, Ukrainian sugar confectionery production totaled 16,5 thousand tonnes (-3,4% compared to the same period of 2017). It is reported by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. According to the data, in March this year, 6,1 thousand tonnes of sugar confectionery products were produced (+33,1% compared with&nb...

As of April 20, 2018, Sumy region began sugar beet sowing. It is reported by the Agricultural Department of Sumy Regional State Administration. In Sumy region, sugar beet were sown on the area of 1,0 thousand hectares, which is 19% of t...

Rogers Sugar Inc. (the «Corporation» or «Rogers Sugar») is pleased to announce a two-year extension to the existing agreement with the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers («ASBG») covering the 2019 and 2020 crops. It is reported by Nasdaq. Established in 1950, the Taber operation is the only sugar beet processing facility in Canada and employs 135 Albertans full time. In addition, approximately 240 seasonal...

Philippine raw-sugar output in the current crop year (CY) has reached 1,584 million tonnes, 11,3 percent lower than the 1,786 million tonnes recorded a year ago, the latest data from the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) showed. It is reported by BusinessMirror. Preliminary data released by the SRA showed that raw-sugar production from September 1, 2017 to April 1 amounted to 31,869 million 50-kilogram bags (Lkg), from 35,...

In the first quarter of 2018, agro-industrial holding «Astarta-Kyiv» reduced its sugar sales by 34% or by 48,62 thousand tonnes. It is reported by the company on the Warsaw Stock Exchange website. During the mentioned period, sugar sales decreased from 141,46 thousand tonnes in the first quarter of 2017 to 92,84 thousand ton...

Vietnam will keep its sugarcane growing area stable at 300,000 hectares until 2030 in parallel with increasing sugar output and quality, according to a plan on the sugar industry’s development until 2020 with a vision to 2030. It is reported by vov.vn. The plan, recently approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), aims to promote the industry’s competitiveness and sustainable development w...

China March sugar imports hit their highest level since January, 2017. It is reported by Reuters. In March 2018 China imported 380,000 tonnes of sugar, the data showed.