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Despite the fact that bad weather and climate conditions have delayed sowing works for 10-15 days, the sugar beet sowing campaign is in full swing. As of April 18, 150 thousand hectares sown. «Despite all the difficulties, sugar beet sowing will reach in time to April 25, because on average, this season, farms sow 5-7% of the total sugar beet area every day. For comparison, last year...

As of April 17, Kharkiv region sowed 10% of the forecasted sugar beet area. It was reported by the Agricultural Department of Kharkiv Regional State Administration. In all categories of farms, early spring wheat grains and leguminous crops sown on 98,000 hectares of l...

Kenya expects its sugar production to jump by up to 19 percent this year, recovering from a drought-induced drop the previous year. It is reported by Reuters. The East African nation has an annual sugar consumption of 870 000 tonnes but production has slumped due to a high cost of production, old and inefficient sugar crushing...

Ukraine continues technical crops planting, in particular sugar beet is planted on half of the area. It is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. As of April 18, sugar beet planted on 150 thousand hectares, which is 50% of the forecast. The sowing...

In 2017 sugar refineries of «Astarta-Kyiv» agro-industrial holding received and verified 25 international certificates of the ISO 22000, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001. It is reported on the company's Facebook page. In addition, three enterprises — Globyno, Novoorzhytsky sugar refineries and Globyno processing plant — have been...

Uganda’s sugar output may climb 17 percent this year to 428,000 metric tonnes with three top producers expected to boost production. It is reported by Bloomberg. The forecast is a revision from an estimate of 388 000 tonnes in January and production of 365 452 tonnes in 2017, the Uganda Sugar Manufacturers’ Association sai...

As of April 12, 2018, farmers of Zhytomyr region sowed 142 hectares of sugar beet. It is reported by the Department of Agrarian Development of the Regional State Administration. The sowing campaign began in 12 districts of the region. As of April 12, early spring grains and...

This year defecation presses will be installed at Gnidava Sugar Refinery, which will eventually produce valuable organic fertilizers for agricultural enterprises. The press-service of the company reports. «This year we will have 45-50 thousand defecation sediments — limestone with 90% of calcium, which is very much needed for liming of...

The Privatization Administration of Turkey conducted separate auctions to corporatize three sugar factories.   It is reported by Anadolu Agency. Turhal, Ilgin, and Erzurum — three factories of the Turkish Sugar Refineries Corporation (Turkseker) — were up for auction.  Kayseri...

This year’s Cuban sugar harvest will be one of the lowest in more than a century at 1,1 million to 1,3 million tonnes of raw sugar, a drop of 30 percent. It is reported by Reuters. Cuba produced 1,8 million tonnes of raw sugar in the last harvest. The milling season runs from late November through April when the weather is normally dry and temper...