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Chinese sugar output is expected to rise less than 1% — to 10,7 million tonnes in 2019/2020, as low prices and limited land availability slow production growth. It is reported by U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA). The small growth in production is driven by increased beet output, especially out of Inner Mongolia, the top beet-producing province. Overall...

Egypt has enough reserves of sugar to last for seven months. State news agency MENA reported on Tuesday, quoting Supply Minister Ali Moselhi. The agency said the minister urged refineries to continue to receive sugar beet from farmers and pay on time to ensu...

As of May 3, Cherkasy region sowed 7,3 thousand hectares of sugar beet. It is reported by Agricultural Department of Cherkasy Regional State Administration. Technical crops are sown on the area of 206 thousand hectares or 60% of the forecast, in particular: 180 th...

As of May 6, Ukraine sowed 213 thousand hectares of sugar beet. It is reported by press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. Ukrainian farmers sowed spring cereals and leguminous crops (with corn) on the area of 4,9 million...

In 2018, «A'SPIK GROUP» increased sugar sales by more than 10 thousand tonnes. It is reported by the company on its Facebook-page. In particular, in 2018, the enterprises of the group put almost 46 thousand tonnes of sugar to their business partners, against 35,6 thousand ton...

Vinnytsia region significantly reduced sugar beet harvested areas. If last year sugar beet were harvested from 55 thousand hectares, this spring the sugar beet areas decreased to 44,8 thousand hectares. It is reported by «Golos Ukrainy». «Sugar beet area was planned at 48,3 thousand hectares, but it was sowed only 92% of the forecasted, — said the deputy director of th...

Gnidava sugar refinery continues to work on energy costs reduction. It is stated by the deputy head of the company Oleksandr Nikishyn, the press-service of the company reports. «Last year, emissions to the filtration fields were reduced by 30% and defecators...

According to «Ukrsugar» forecasts, next production season 34-35 sugar refineries will be in operation, compared with 42 refineries which worked this season. Sugar production will also decrease by 23-29% — to 1,3-1,4 million tonnes. «Today, we can observe the reduction of sugar beet harvested areas and, of course, it will have an "imprint" in autumn, when there will be significantly less sugar...

French farmers are expected to cut sharply their sowings of sugar beet for this year’s harvest while increasing the area for soft wheat and barley, the country’s farm ministry said on Tuesday. It is reported by Hellenic Shipping News. In its first estimate of the 2019 sugar beet area, the ministry pegged sowings at 455,000 hectares, down 6,3 percent from 2018. A smaller sugar beet are...

During the off-season, Shepetivka sugar refinery intensively updates the shops and equipment to reduce the cost and increase the competitiveness of the "sweet product" of its own production. It is reported by press-service of the company on its Facebook-page. Thus, due to a radical modernization of the product department, the refinery plans to increase energy efficiency and environmental safety. Actually, the newest German vacuum condensation equipmen...