Sugar production in Ukraine as of October 1, 2019 amounted to 217,200 tonnes. According to the Ukrtsukor National Association of Sugar Producers, as of this date 25 sugar factories were operating in the country, which have processed 1.6 million tonnes of sugar beets.
The Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food of Ukraine said that 12 million tonnes of sugar beets from 45,000 ha or 20% of the plan was harvested as of September 26 with the average yield of 44.5 tonnes per ha.
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.
