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Sugar production in Uttar Pradesh, the country’s largest cane producing state, is likely to fall around 10% year-on-year to under 10 mln tonnes in the October 2021-September 2022 season, according to industry sources. It is reported by Financial Express. The dip in production is primarily due to diversion into ethanol production, but rising disease and pest infestation also impacted the output. Sugar recovery ha...

Rivne region began spring sowing campaign. Despite the martial law, spring wheat, oats and sugar beets are the first in the region to be sown. The head of Rivne military administration Vitaliy Koval wrote about t on his Facebook-page. «In total, we plan to sow 420,000 hectares this year. Of these, large areas were set aside for...

Despite all the challenges of the war, spring field work at «AGRO-ORMS» LLC is under reliable control. It is reported by the company on its Facebook-page. The farmers are now focused on fully fulfilling all planned tasks and in time to start such an important 2022 sowing campaign. «In...

Sugar production in Thailand, a top exporter of the sweetener, is heading for a three-year high after an end to two years of drought-like weather conditions improved crop prospects. It is reported by Bangkok Post. Output may reach 10 million tonnes by the end of the current crushing season on March 31, according to Thai Sugar Millers Corp. The mills produced 9.6 million tonnes...

The Federal Government has disclosed that for Nigeria to meet its sugar sufficiency and stop the importation of 1.7 million tonnes of raw sugar annually, Nigeria will need to develop about 250,000 hectares of lands It is reported by New Telegraphng. Already, the country has an annual demand of 1.75 mln tonnes of sugar for industrial and domestic use. Government also added that for the country to achie...

Maharashtra is looking at record sugar production in the 2021-22 season, leaving its closest competitor Uttar Pradesh far behind. As of Monday, 197 mills in Maharashtra have crushed 107,258 mln tonnes of cane to produce 11,116 mln tonnes of sugar. Uttar Pradesh has reported production of 7,8 mln tonnes of sugar so far this season It is reported by Financial Express. Maharashtra sugar commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad said total production in the state is likely to touch 12,5 mln tonne by the end of the season, the highest t...

The uninterrupted functioning of Ukrainian enterprises in the territories where no hostilities are taking place is not only a guarantee of the social stability of the state today, but also a foundation for the reconstruction of the country after the victory! That is why, even in the conditions of war with Russian aggressors, «Ukrprominvest-Agro» does not deviate from the plan of agricu...

Narkevychy sugar producers together with the whole «Astarta» support the Ukrainian military, territorial defense forces and Ukrainians. It is reported by the company in its Facebook-group «Nasha Astarta». The friendly team buys pigs and prepares stews and meat porridges, packs sugar, collects food, buys medicines. All t...

A local firm is seeking the approval of the environmental watchdog to construct a new sugar factory in Siaya County. It is reported by Business Daily. Seal Sugar Mill says it is looking for a green light from the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) to build the factory in Alego Usonga sub county, whi...

In Barbados, the 2022 sugar cane season started on Monday, March 14. It is reported by nationnews. Minister of Agriculture Indar Weir announced at a press conference, which was held at Portvale Sugar Factory earlier today, that 100 000 tonnes of sugar cane woul...