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India plans to restrict sugar exports for the first time in six years to prevent a surge in domestic prices and could cap this season’s exports at 8 million tonnes. It is reported by hellenicshippingnews. «Sugar output is going to be a record high, but stocks are depleting fast because of exports. Uncontrolled exports could create scarcity and local...

Astarta Holding N.V. will assist in the delivery of international humanitarian aid to Ukraine under the UN World Food Programme It is reported by press center of the company. Humanitarian cargoes will consist of food commodities, personal protective equipment and medical items. «Astarta» will render overlan...

«Ukrprominvest-Agro» began 2022 sugar beet sowing campaign. The company reported about it on its Facebook-page. Despite the difficulties of wartime, all preparatory work was carried out properly and in a timely manner. The company is fully equipped with see...

Farmers of Volyn region were actively involved in spring field work.  It is reported by the head of Volyn Regional Military Administration Yuriy Pogulyayko, «Volynski Novyny» reports. Weather conditions allow intensive sowing. As of March 24, 8,00...

Khmelnytsk region intend to set aside 1,2 million hectares for the future harvest. It is reported by «Golos Ukrainy». Since autumn, winter crops have being grown on 227,000 hectares. During spring campaign it is planned to add 863 thousand hectares of spring crop...

Sugar production in Uttar Pradesh, the country’s largest cane producing state, is likely to fall around 10% year-on-year to under 10 mln tonnes in the October 2021-September 2022 season, according to industry sources. It is reported by Financial Express. The dip in production is primarily due to diversion into ethanol production, but rising disease and pest infestation also impacted the output. Sugar recovery ha...

Rivne region began spring sowing campaign. Despite the martial law, spring wheat, oats and sugar beets are the first in the region to be sown. The head of Rivne military administration Vitaliy Koval wrote about t on his Facebook-page. «In total, we plan to sow 420,000 hectares this year. Of these, large areas were set aside for...

Despite all the challenges of the war, spring field work at «AGRO-ORMS» LLC is under reliable control. It is reported by the company on its Facebook-page. The farmers are now focused on fully fulfilling all planned tasks and in time to start such an important 2022 sowing campaign. «In...

Sugar production in Thailand, a top exporter of the sweetener, is heading for a three-year high after an end to two years of drought-like weather conditions improved crop prospects. It is reported by Bangkok Post. Output may reach 10 million tonnes by the end of the current crushing season on March 31, according to Thai Sugar Millers Corp. The mills produced 9.6 million tonnes...

The Federal Government has disclosed that for Nigeria to meet its sugar sufficiency and stop the importation of 1.7 million tonnes of raw sugar annually, Nigeria will need to develop about 250,000 hectares of lands It is reported by New Telegraphng. Already, the country has an annual demand of 1.75 mln tonnes of sugar for industrial and domestic use. Government also added that for the country to achie...