News of Ukraine

Odessa Port Plant (OPP) has stopped carbamide production on its both units. The reason is the lack of warehouse space for produced carbamide storage. It is stated by Mykola Schurikov, the first deputy director of the OPP, on his Facebook page. He adds that in order to reduce the selling price of products, "it is necessary to lower the...

In January-March 2018, Ukrainian sugar confectionery production totaled 16,5 thousand tonnes (-3,4% compared to the same period of 2017). It is reported by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. According to the data, in March this year, 6,1 thousand tonnes of sugar confectionery products were produced (+33,1% compared with&nb...

As of April 20, 2018, Sumy region began sugar beet sowing. It is reported by the Agricultural Department of Sumy Regional State Administration. In Sumy region, sugar beet were sown on the area of 1,0 thousand hectares, which is 19% of t...

In the first quarter of 2018, agro-industrial holding «Astarta-Kyiv» reduced its sugar sales by 34% or by 48,62 thousand tonnes. It is reported by the company on the Warsaw Stock Exchange website. During the mentioned period, sugar sales decreased from 141,46 thousand tonnes in the first quarter of 2017 to 92,84 thousand ton...

Despite the fact that bad weather and climate conditions have delayed sowing works for 10-15 days, the sugar beet sowing campaign is in full swing. As of April 18, 150 thousand hectares sown. «Despite all the difficulties, sugar beet sowing will reach in time to April 25, because on average, this season, farms sow 5-7% of the total sugar beet area every day. For comparison, last year...

As of April 17, Kharkiv region sowed 10% of the forecasted sugar beet area. It was reported by the Agricultural Department of Kharkiv Regional State Administration. In all categories of farms, early spring wheat grains and leguminous crops sown on 98,000 hectares of l...

Ukraine continues technical crops planting, in particular sugar beet is planted on half of the area. It is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. As of April 18, sugar beet planted on 150 thousand hectares, which is 50% of the forecast. The sowing...

In 2017 sugar refineries of «Astarta-Kyiv» agro-industrial holding received and verified 25 international certificates of the ISO 22000, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001. It is reported on the company's Facebook page. In addition, three enterprises — Globyno, Novoorzhytsky sugar refineries and Globyno processing plant — have been...

As of April 12, 2018, farmers of Zhytomyr region sowed 142 hectares of sugar beet. It is reported by the Department of Agrarian Development of the Regional State Administration. The sowing campaign began in 12 districts of the region. As of April 12, early spring grains and...

This year defecation presses will be installed at Gnidava Sugar Refinery, which will eventually produce valuable organic fertilizers for agricultural enterprises. The press-service of the company reports. «This year we will have 45-50 thousand defecation sediments — limestone with 90% of calcium, which is very much needed for liming of...