Sugar production exceeded 2 million tonnes
As of January 9, Ukraine produced 2,018 million tonnes of sugar and processed 14,07 million tonnes of sugar beet. 46 sugar refineries worked in the current season.
«Sugar production has reached 2,018 million tonnes and it is higher than last year's production volumes. However, this figure is not yet final, as four more sugar refineries continue the production season: Zhdanivsky, Radekhiv, Narkevitsky and Gorokhivsky sugar refineries», — commented Ruslana Butyla, the head of the analytical department of «Ukrtsugar».
In MY 2016/2017 42 sugar refineries produced 2,008 million tonnes of sugar from 13,66 million tonnes of sugar beet.
We will talk about the results of the production season and export forecasts for the current year within the framework of the 2-nd International Congress for Sugar Beet Producers and Processors «Sugar World - 2018».