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India's Maharashtra state to produce less sugar as mills close early

India's top sugar-producing state, Maharashtra, could churn out nearly 16% less sugar than the previously estimated as mills are closing early due to limited availability of sugar cane. It is reported by Reuters. Lower sugar output could prevent the world's second-biggest exporter from allowing additional exports, potentially supporting global prices SBc1, LSUc1 and allowing r...


«Astarta» prepares for sugar beet sowing

Specialists of «Astarta» agri-industrial holding have already started work in the field, they are closing soil moisture and harrowing winter crops. Roman Pavlyk, the chief agronomist of the agronomic service of «Astarta-Kyiv» told about it in Facebook. He notes that this season the situation is unusual: spring has come very ea...


Five regions of Ukraine began sugar beet sowing

The sugar beet sowing campaign began in 5 regions of Ukraine. It is reported by press-service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. Sugar beet sowing began in Vinnytsia, Volyn, Rivne, Khmelnytsk and Cherkasy regoins.


«Astarta» purchased 5 irrigation machines of the Ukrainian manufacturer

The Ukrainian irrigation equipment manufacturer Variant Irrigation is completing the installation of 5 irrigation machines on the fields of «Poltavazernoproduct» enterprise, which is a part of «Astarta-Kyiv» agricultural holding. It is reported on Facebook-page of Variant Irrigation. In this way, the company plans to expand the irrigated areas almost twice. «We were looking for a domestic quality product to im...


Ukraine began sugar beet sowing at a record early time

«Ukrprominvest-Agro» began 2023 sowing campaign. It is reported by the company on its Facebook page. For the first time in its entire history, UPI-AGRO — «Podillia» Foods Company» PJSC began sugar beet sowing so...

 
India's sugar output down 1% — ISMA

Indian mills have produced 28.2 million tonnes of sugar since the current season began on Oct. 1, down 1% year on year, the Indian Sugar Mills Association said on Friday. It is reported by Nasdaq. Lower sugar output from India, the world's biggest producer of the sweetener, will leave hardly any surplus for additional exports during the current 20022-23 season....

 
Egypt encourages farmers to increase sugar beet sown areas

Egypt's Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade has raised the procurement prices for local sugar beets for the current season by EGP 75 per ton to encourage farmers to cultivate more as the country seeks to double the production of the crop. It is reported by ahramonline. The announcement was made by Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali Moselhi during a meeting on Wednesday that included Hesham El-Hossary, head of the agricultural...

 
S&P Global cuts 2023/24 EU sugar output forecast as pesticide ban bites

S&P Global Commodity Insights has cut its 2023/24 forecast for sugar output in the European Union plus United Kingdom by 570,000 tonnes to 16.8 million, citing the impact of a recent pesticide ban. It is reported by hellenicshippingnews. The outlook still represents growth of 1 million tonnes versus the 2022/23 sugar crop. The European Court of Justice earlier this year banned that gr...

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