Business news from Ukraine

UKRAINE PRODUCES 900,000 TONNES OF SUGAR

6 November , 2019  

Sugar production in Ukraine as of November 4, 2019 amounted to 909,580 tonnes.
According to the Ukrtsukor National Association of Sugar Producers, as of this date 31 sugar factories were operating in the country. To date, they have processed 6.17 million tonnes of sugar beets.
According to the information and analytical portal of the agro-industrial complex, as of November 1 farmers had harvested 7.8 million tonnes of sugar beets from 178,000 ha (81% of the forecast for the area) with the average yield being 43.8 tonnes per ha.
As reported, the sugar production season in Ukraine started on September 1. According to the estimates of Ukrtsukor, sugar production in the 2019/2020 season may 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.