Sugar production in Ukraine as of November 1 amounted to 940,000 tonnes. According to the report of the Ukrtsukor National Association of Sugar Producers, as of this date some 40 sugar refineries were operating in the country, which have processed 7.21 million tonnes of sugar beets.
As reported, Ukraine on August 31 started a new sugar making season. In 2018 the area under sugar beets was 280,000 hectares, which is 13% less than last year.
Ukraine exported 560,400 tonnes of sugar in the 2017/2018 marketing year (MY, September-August), which is 27.2% less than in the previous MY.
Sugar production in the 2017/2018 MY increased by 6.5% and amounted to 2.14 million tonnes. Some 46 sugar mills were operating during the season.
