Sugar production in Ukraine as of November 2, 2020 amounted to 480,300 tonnes.
According to a report on the website of the National Association of Sugar Producers Ukrtsukor, as of this date, 30 sugar refineries were operating in the country, which processed 3.66 million tonnes of sugar beet.
As reported with reference to Ukrtsukor, the sugar beet processing season started in the country on September 5.
Sugar production in Ukraine in 2020 is projected at 1.2 million tonnes, which is 15% less than a year earlier. It is expected that 33 sugar refineries will operate this season – the same number as last year.
According to the State Statistics Service, in 2020, the area sown with sugar beet amounted to 218,900 hectares – at the level of last year.
