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In 2019, agrarians of Volyn region plan to increase sugar beet harvested area. It is reported by the press service of Volyn Regional State Administration. In 2019, in Volyn region the local agrarians plan to sow 12,5 thousand hectares of sugar beet. According to the S...

Egypt's Canal Sugar plans to build the biggest in the world beet sugar factory. It is reported by Reuters. Egypt’s Canal Sugar said on Sunday it had signed a financing agreement worth a total of $169 million with a consortium of six banks. The funds, which consist of...

On February 27, the 3-rd International Congress «Sugar World 2019» took place in Brovary, bringing together about 450 sugar beet producers and processors, international experts and representatives of commercial companies. The event was focused on the technological aspects of the effective sugar beet cultivation and modern trends in the quality sugar production. You can review all...

Such an opinion was expressed by the participants of «Sugar World 2019», the 3-rd International Congress for Sugar Beet Producers and Processors, organized by the National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine, which took place on February, 27 and gathered about 450 sugar beet growers and sugar producers, international experts and representatives of commercial companies.  Andriy Dykun, the Chairman of «Ukrsugar» Association, opened the event, noting that despite crisis, sugar industry continues its development:  «Today...

The International Sugar Organization on Thursday forecasted there would be a global sugar surplus of 641,000 tonnes in the 2018/19 season, down from a previous forecast of 2,17 million tonnes. It is reported by MoneyControl. The inter-governmental body, in a quarterly report, said the smaller surplus was mainly due to diminished outlooks for production in Brazil and the European Union wh...

Sugar exports from the EU will not exceed 2 million tonnes in the coming years, says the head of Sucden analytical department Marina Sidak at «Sugar World 2019» International Congress. «During the last 5 seasons, sugar exports from the EU ranged from 1,4 to 3,6 million tonnes. The season of 2017/2018 MY after the abolition of production quotas in...

High grain prices may lead to a higher than expected reduction in sugar beet harvested area in 2019/2020 MY in the CIS countries, says the head of Sucden analytical department Marina Sidak at «Sugar World 2019» International congress. She says, next year in Ukraine the harvested area will decrease by 11% — to 250 thousand hectares, and sugar production is expected at the level of 1,4-1,6 million tonnes. In addition, ther...

Yuzepho-Mykolaiv biogas company will launch biogas plant with a capacity of 3-MW that will operate on the sugar beet pulp in May. AgroTimes reports about it. It will be invested about 7,5 million euros in it, said Yevgen Lukashevych, the head of UTC and the general contractor of the project, at the International Congress &laq...

Rising gasoline prices in Brazil and improved economic prospects in 2019 are boosting the outlook for ethanol sales and mills may once again skew toward the biofuel and away from sugar as the new cane crop approaches. It is reported by Reuters. Ethanol remains more attractive at present and mills will likely heavily favor production of the biofuel as the 2019/20 cane harvest begins in the center-south region in...

Kopernik Global Investors LLC increased its share in «Astarta-Kyiv» agri-industrial holding to 5,04%. It is announced by the company on the Warsaw Stock Exchange website. On February 14, 2019, as a result of acquiring 12,95 thousand «Astarta» shares, Kopernik's share in the aut...