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The Cuban sugar harvest is winding down at the lowest tonnage since 1900, forcing the government to import and putting more pressure on its domestic rum, soft drink and pharmaceutical industries, according to official reports, two economists and a rum industry source. It is reported by Reuters. President Miguel Diaz-Canel said at the end of April that the state-run industry had produced 71% of the 412,000 metric tons planned, or just shy of 300,000 metric tons,...

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...

The Agriculture Minister of Tanzania, Hussein Bashe, told the parliament that the government has set aside 400 hectares of land to grow sugarcane seedlings. These seedlings will be given to sugarcane farmers to help increase sugar production in the country, reported News Ghana. Bashe said that the Sugar Board of Tanzania has partnered with the Tanzania Prisons Production Corporation to grow sugarcane seedlings in Turiani, Morogoro Region. Currently, Tanzania produces abou...

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in a report-Sugar Annual- released for Thailand highlights forecast for 2024-25 season. It is reported by chinimandi. According to the report, it forecasts MY 2024-25 sugarcane production to recover from a 12 percent reduction in MY 2023-24. Sugar production in MY 2024-25 is expe...

Agrarians of Cherkasy region finished sugar beet sowing campaign. It is reported by press service of Cherkasy Regional State Administration. In particular, the area of 15,000 hectares or 100% of the planned was planted with sugar beets.

Ukraine completes 2024 sugar beet sowing campaign. It is reported by press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. As of May 2, Ukrainian agricultural producers planted sugar beets on the area of 248.4 thousand hectares.

European farmers planted slightly more sugar beet this year, encouraged by high sugar prices, but the harvest is uncertain after heavy rain delayed plantings and mild weather raised the risk of a devastating disease in some countries, analysts said. It is reported by xm.com. Wet soils and continuous showers delayed field work by about two weeks in the two largest producing countries France and Germany, while Poland, traditionally the third-lar...