Sugar production in Ukraine as of September 24, 2019 amounted to 121,500 tonnes.
According to the Ukrtsukor National Association of Sugar Producers, as of this date 17 sugar factories were operating in the country, which have processed 934,200 tonnes of sugar beets.
As reported, the sugar season in Ukraine started on September 1. According to the Ukrtsukor association, the number of sugar factories in operation in the 2019/2020 season will be reduced from 42 to 32, and sugar production is expected to reach 1.1-1.2 million tonnes.
Sugar production in the 2018/2019 season decreased by 15% compared with the previous MY, to 1.82 million tonnes
