Zhytomyr region produced the first 3 thousand tonnes of sugar
As of September 17, agrarian enterprises of Zhytomyr region began sugar beet harvesting. The local districts harvested and delivered to the refineries 52 tonnes of beet, of which over 3 thousand tonnes of sugar were produced.
It is reported by the Department of Agricultural Development and Economic Policy of Zhytomyr Regional State Administration.
The farms of Berdychiv, Ruzhynsk and Popilnyansk districts began sugar beet harvesting. The refineries of the region received 52 thousand tonnes of beet, of which more than 3 thousand tonnes of sugar were produced.
This year sugar beet processing is carried out by «Chervonskyi Tsukrovyk» PE and «Cygnet-Center» LLC (Tsiyrupa Sugar Refinery).
In general, in 2018, the local sugar refineries plan to process 500 thousand tonnes of sugar beet and produce more than 60 thousand tonnes of sugar.