Ukrprominvest-Agro Group of Companies (UPI AGRO) has completed the 118-day sugar beet processing season, during which 1.77 million tons of sugar beet were processed, with the Gaisyn and Kryzhopil plants producing 255.57 thousand tons of sugar, the company’s press service reports on Facebook.
The agroholding noted that the Gaisyn and Kryzhopil sugar factories completed the season on January 6, 2025, when they processed the last tons of raw materials from their own and partner fields, the total sown area of which amounted to 45.249 thousand hectares, including their own – 22.029 thousand hectares.
In total, during this production season, the plants of the UPI-AGRO group processed 1 million 777 thousand 767 tons of sugar beet with a sugar yield of 255 thousand 573 tons.
According to the report, Haysynskyi Sugar Plant produced 49.93 thousand tons of syrup for further storage, from which it is planned to produce 26.497 thousand tons of sugar in the spring.
“The production season of 2024 at UPI-AGRO was completed in the optimal timeframe – its duration due to the combination of efficiency, effectiveness and quality of production processes amounted to 118 days,” the group said.
As reported, in the 2023/2024 season, the sugar refining season in the agricultural holding lasted 132 days, with Haisyn and Kryzhopil plants processing 2.105 million tons of sugar beet and producing 337.5 thousand tons of sugar.
“Ukrprominvest-Agro is engaged in growing crops, producing sugar, flour, and meat and dairy farming. The group’s land bank exceeds 116.5 thousand hectares. The agricultural holding is located mainly in regions that have not been invaded by the Russian occupiers.
The group’s sugar business is represented by two sugar factories in Vinnytsia region. The total elevator storage capacity is 120 thousand tons.
Ukrprominvest-Agro comprises Agroprodinvest Group LLC, PJSC Podillya PC, LLC Zorya Podillya PC, LLC Vinnytsia Bakery No. 2, AF Dniproagrolan, AF Ivankivtsi, LLC Mas-Agro, LLC Pravoberezhne, and LLC Progress-NT.
The owner of the agricultural holding since December 2019 is the son of the former President of Ukraine Oleksiy Poroshenko.
The Ukrainian Weather Center warns of deteriorating weather conditions in a number of regions on Monday, January 13.
“On January 13, icy conditions are expected on the roads in the western, northern and Vinnytsia regions (danger level I, yellow),” the report says.
The weather conditions may lead to traffic difficulties on certain road sections.
In 2024, Ukraine increased imports of aluminum ore and concentrate (bauxite) in physical terms by 77.4% year-on-year to 35.173 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service, bauxite imports in monetary terms increased by 74% to $4.107 million during the period.
The imports came mainly from Turkey (78.48% of supplies in monetary terms), China (19.48%) and Spain (1.9%).
Ukraine did not re-export bauxite in 2024, as well as in 2023.
As reported, in 2022, Ukraine reduced imports of aluminum ore and concentrate (bauxite) in physical terms by 81.5% compared to the previous year, to 945.396 thousand tons. Imports of bauxite in monetary terms decreased by 79.6% to $48.166 million. Imports were mainly from Guinea (58.90% of supplies in monetary terms), Brazil (27.19%) and Ghana (7.48%).
In 2023, Ukraine imported 19,830 thousand tons of bauxite worth $2.360 million.
Bauxite is an aluminum ore used as a raw material to produce alumina, which is used to make aluminum. They are also used as fluxes in ferrous metallurgy.
Mykolaiv Alumina Plant (MAP) imports bauxite to Ukraine.
In 2024, the customs authorities transferred UAH 591.7 billion to the state budget in taxes paid by Ukrainian businesses and individuals both during and after customs clearance of goods. Compared to 2023, the state budget revenues increased by 28.7% or UAH 132 billion.
Customs duties on imports of goods account for more than 99% of the taxes paid. In total, last year, the customs authorities cleared 31.26 million tons of foreign goods imported into Ukraine, which is 1.9% or 0.59 million tons more than in 2023.
A significant increase in customs revenues in 2024, compared to 2023, was recorded for imports of
– petroleum products (gasoline, diesel fuel) – from UAH 90.3 billion in 2023 to UAH 142.3 billion in 2024 (+ UAH 52.0 billion)
– electricity – from UAH 1.5 billion in 2023 to UAH 7.2 billion (+ UAH 5.7 billion);
– passenger cars – from UAH 40.8 billion in 2023 to UAH 44.2 billion (+ UAH 3.4 billion);
– Coal and anthracite – from UAH 1.3 billion in 2023 to UAH 3.2 billion (+ UAH 1.9 billion);
– medicines – from UAH 4.2 billion in 2023 to UAH 5.8 billion (+ UAH 1.6 billion);
– Electric generating sets – from UAH 1.2 billion in 2023 to UAH 2.8 billion (+ UAH 1.6 billion);
– trucks – from UAH 6.4 billion in 2023 to UAH 7.9 billion (+ UAH 1.5 billion);
– petroleum gases – from UAH 10.9 billion in 2023 to UAH 12.3 billion (+ UAH 1.4 billion);
– telephone sets – from UAH 7.4 billion in 2023 to UAH 8.8 billion (+ UAH 1.4 billion);
– parts and devices of vehicles – from UAH 5.2 billion in 2023 to UAH 6.6 billion (+ UAH 1.4 billion).
For more information on the commodity structure of imports in 2024, the dynamics of the tax burden, the number of importers-taxpayers and the factors that influenced the state budget revenues, please see https://is.gd/5A33tk
Switzerland is ready to host a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin if they request it, Le Temps reported on Saturday, citing a Swiss Foreign Ministry spokesman.
“Since the Burgenstock summit, Ukraine, Russia and the United States have been regularly informed of our readiness to support any diplomatic efforts aimed at establishing peace,” Le Temps quoted Nicolas Bideau, head of the Foreign Ministry’s communications department, as saying.
