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«Agrofirma «named after Dovzhenko» of «Astarta-Kyiv» agri-industrial holding began sowing of sugar beets, strategic crop for the company, for which more than 8.5 thousand hectares were allocated this year. It is reported in «Nasha Astarta» Facebook-group. Although the weather is not very favorable for our farmers, the team of professionals took advantage of every sunny day and after...

In Thailand sugar cane output is lower than forecast for this crop year, with an increase of just 1.9% to 93.8 million tonnes due to drought and more farmers switching to cultivating cassava, says the Office of the Cane and Sugar Board (OCSB).  It is reported by Bangkok Post. «The government previously expected the amount of sugar cane would exceed 100 tonnes in the 2022-23 crop year», — said Panuwat Triyangkunsri,...

Farmers in France, the European Union's biggest crop producer, are expected to cut back on sugar beet, partly in response to severe drought last year, the farm ministry said. It is reported by Nasdaq. France was among European countries hit by drought and heatwaves last summer that hurt spring-sown crops like maize and sugar beet. Among first estimates for spring cro...

In 2023, Zhytomyr region plans to double the area planted with sugar beets. It is reported by ukragroconsult. According to the deputy head of Zhytomyr regional military adminstaton Viktor Gradivskyi, according to the forecast indicators, the area under sugar beets will be...

Sowing campaign is gaining momentum in «Astarta-Kyiv» agri-industrial holding. The agrarians of «Poltavazernoprodukt» LLC have already sowed the first 300 hectares of sugar beets. It is reported by «Nasha Astarta» Facebook group. «Spring rains delay the work a little, but we continue the work, maneuvering between the precipitations. We need to quickly...

Sugar prices in India have climbed more than 6% in two weeks and are likely to rise further as production is set to fall and demand from bulk consumers to strengthen during the peak summer season, industry officials told Reuters. Higher local prices will improve the margins of sugar makers such as Balrampur Chini, Shree Renuka Sugars, Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Dwarikesh Sugar, helping them make cane payments on time to farm...

Spring sowing campaign is in full swing in Ternopil region. Volodymyr Stakhiv, the director of department of agri-industrial development of the regional military state administration, told it, svoboda.te.ua reported. Sugar beets were sown on the first 3,8 t...

This year, FE «Nyva» (Vinnytsia region, 3,000 ha) resumes sugar beet production. The director of the enterprise, Serhiy Tsaryuk, noted this in a comment for AgroPortal: «We haven't sowed sugar beets for the last 5 years, but we introduced it in crop rotation, b...

As of April 7, almost 26,000 hectares of sugar beets were planted in Ukraine. It is reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. Farmers of Vinnytsia, Volyn, Rivne, Ternopil, Khmelnytsk and Cherkasy regions started sugar beet sowing, 25,600 ha were s...

«Astarta»’s agricultural subsidiaries started the 2023 planting season. Farmers in Poltava region were the first to begin sugar beet sowing. It is reported by press-service of the company. This year’s projected structure of the crop mix is as follows: sugar beet – 38.9k ha, corn – 19.1k ha, soybeans – 56.9k ha, w...