News of Ukraine

This season, «Farmgate Ukraine» LLC uses a new approach in sugar beet cultivation. It is reported by the company on its Facebook page. The seedlings of four highly productive hybrids from BETASEED are already maturing in the fields of «Farmgate Ukraine» LLC. Part of t...

According to the results of May, Ukraine exported 65% of sugar to the EU, 35% to other countries. May record was set for the export of sugar per one month — Ukraine delivered 108,000 tonnes. The acting Chairman of the National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine «Ukrsugar» Yana Kavushevska told about it at the Grain Ukraine 2024 conference. «On May 30, the gover...

In 1Q24, Astarta became the first Ukrainian company to export sugar by sea during the full-scale war, with North Africa and the Mediterranean region being the main destinations.​ At the same time, it continued to export products to the EU markets via overland routes.  It is reported by press-center of the company. Revenues increased by 19% y-o-y to EUR44m on higher sugar sales volumes​. Exports of sugar and sugar-by products made up a robust 51% of the segm...

The agri-sector is currently working in the fields where the future sugar beet crops have already being grown. Specialists of «AGRO-ORMS» LLC apply herbicide to the crop. This is reported on the company's Facebook page. «Sugar beet has performed well this season. We have expected good seedlings, so now it's up to us to protect the sweet roots from weed...

Astarta’s agricultural subsidiaries have completed the spring planting. It is reported by press-service of the company. The estimated core spring crops’ acreage for 2024 is as follows: sugar beets – 38kha, soybeans – over 70kha, winter wheat – 4...

In 2024, «Astarta» will start selling sugar under its own brand. The CEO of the company, Viktor Ivanchyk, told about this in an interview for Forbes.ua. One of the country's largest agricultural holdings, «Astarta», goes to the final consumer. Th...

«Continental Farmers Group» finished sugar beet planting campaign. The sugar beet sown area amounted to 3.26 thousand hectares. This is reported by Novyny Ternopilschyny. «This year's sowing campaign is special primarily due to the weather conditions, because the heat came very early. Already at the end of Ma...

In Ukraine, the area of more than 250,000 hectares was sown with sugar beets. It is reported by press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. As of May 9, Ukrainian agricultural producers planted sugar beets on the area of 250.1 thousand hectares...

This year, «Epicentr Agro» agricultural holding sowed sugar beet, a crop that had not been cultivated for many years. Such a step is determined by today's realities and orientation to the domestic sales market. Serhiy Filyuk, the head of the Northern Cluster of «Epicenter Agro», told it, news service of «Agrariy razom» reported. «We have introduced a long-forgotten sugar...

Bukovyna farmers finished sugar beet sowing. According to operational data, more than 2,000 hectares were set aside for cultivation, which actually corresponds to last year's level. It is reported by Department of Agri-Industrial Development of Chernivtsi Regional Military Administration. Sugar beets were planted by 2 farms: «Zakhidnyi Bug» on the area of 1,55...