Agricultural holding Astarta, Ukraine’s largest sugar producer, has purchased over 50 units of agricultural machinery and components with a total value of over $5.2 million for spring fieldwork, the holding announced on Facebook.
“Systematic investments in modern equipment allow us to optimize operational processes, reduce costs, and lessen the environmental impact, particularly by reducing our carbon footprint,” said Astarta’s Chief Operating Officer Vasyl Chmeliuk.
The list of purchased equipment includes heavy-duty and small tractors, planting complexes, precision seeders, and other equipment. The majority of the fleet has already been delivered to production sites. The modernization is aimed at implementing precision and regenerative farming practices, as well as optimizing soil cultivation processes.
Astarta clarified that the infrastructure upgrade is part of a long-term investment strategy. By the end of 2025, the holding’s total investments in modern equipment amounted to approximately $22 million.
Astarta is a vertically integrated agro-industrial holding operating in eight regions of Ukraine. It comprises six sugar factories, agricultural enterprises with a land bank of 220,000 hectares and dairy farms with 22,000 head of cattle, an oil extraction plant in Hlobine (Poltava region), seven grain elevators, and a biogas complex.
According to the results for 2025, Astarta reduced its total revenue from sales of key product categories by 15.6% compared to 2024—to UAH 21.05 billion—while physical sales volumes of its main products fell by 23.5%—to 1.21 million tons.
