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Ukrainian farmers sowed about 110,000 hectares of sugar beets — 2/3 of the planned area. Taras Vysotskyi, the First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, told it, AgroPolit reported. «Sowing campaign is in active phase. About 2 million hectares have been sown so...

In Vinnytsia region, farmers continue sugar beet sowing campaign. It is announced by the head of Vinnytsia Military Administration Serhiy Borzov. Of the projected area of 50 thousand hectares sugar beets are sown on the area of 30.7 thousand hectar...

Farmers of Poltava region finish sugar beet sowing. Almost 92,000 hectares have been sown in the region, which is 100% of the planned area. it is announced by the head of Poltava Regional Military Administration Dmytro Lunin, irt.pl.ua r...

In 2022, the spring sowing campaign in Ukraine in general and in Zhytomyr region in particular is taking place in rather difficult conditions, during the war. It is reported by Department of Agricultural Development and Economic Policy of Zhytomyr Regional State Administration. But, despite difficult conditions, all agricultural enterprises in...

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...