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Farmers in France, the European Union's biggest crop producer, are expected to cut back on wheat and sugar sowing for this year's harvest but expand barley and rapeseed area, the country's farm ministry said on Tuesday. It is reported by Successful Farming. Among initial estimates for spring planting, the ministry projected the sugar beet area would fall by 1.5% from last year to 396,000 ha, which is 11.6% below t...

India could export a record 9 million tonnes of sugar in 2021/22 marketing year as production is likely to jump to a record 35 million tonnes, nearly 5% more than the previous estimate, a leading trade body said on Friday. It is rported by Reuters. The higher exports from the world's second-biggest producer of the sweetener could weigh on global prices , , trading near their highest level in 4-1/2 months. Mill...

The course of spring sowing campaign is usually influenced by weather conditions, prices for agrochemicals, fuel and availability of working capital. Today, these factors are compounded by the war with all its manifestations. Nevertheless, 23 regions of Ukraine began sowing operations, «Agravery» reported. Military actions, occupation, mined territories, blockade of sea routes, lack of workers and many other factors that in relatively peaceful times had never hindered Ukrainian farmers, stood in the way...

Agrarians of Rivne region sowed more than half of the planned areas with sugar beets. It is reported by «Rivnensky Novyny». Despite difficult conditions, the local farmers continue spring sowing campaign. More than half of the planned areas (54%) have already bee...

Since the beginning of spring sowing campaign, the work on the fields of Starokostiantyniv district, according to the agrarians of «Agro-Orms» LLC, is really "boiling". The company reports about it its Facebook-page. In wartime, it is very important to ensure the country's food security. «Now we are sowing sugar beets and barley. We also cultivate fie...

«Astarta» signed an agreement with the Embassy of Switzerland in Ukraine to procure and deliver goods for the humanitarian project «Life-saving assistance to Ukrainian people affected by military hostilities». The project is financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation. It is reported by press center of the company. «For Switzerland it is important to cooperate with our long-standing and reliable Ukrainian partners from the government and private sector in p...

In 2022, «Astarta» plans to sow 33,500 ha of sugar beets. Vadym Skrypnyk, the director of agricultural production of «Astarta-Kyiv» agri-industrial holding, for «ZERNO». Ukrainian farmers continue sugar beet sowing. The b...

A global deficit in sugar supplies in the 2021/22 season is expected to reduce by 42% due to a better than expected sugar production in India, the world's second largest producer of the sweetener, broker StoneX said on Wednesday. It is reported by Successful Faming. StoneX raised its estimate for India's 2021/22 sugar output to 33.2 million tonnes for the October to September period, 5% more than projected in January, a...

Khmelnytsk region is actively continuing spring field works under martial law. In the conditions of martial law the sowing campaign is gaining momentum in the region, according to Khmelnytsk Regional Military Administration. As of April 4, agricultural formations of all forms...

Europe's largest sugar producer Suedzucker on Monday posted a rise of almost 40% in full year operating profit as improved sugar and bioethanol markets boosted earnings. It is reported by Reuters. Group operating profit in the full financial year 2021/22 to the end of February rose to 330 million euros ($362.37 million) from 236 million euros in the previous year,...