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«Astarta-Kyiv» completed sugar beets lifting. The gross crop harvest is сirca 1,6m tonnes. To-date the average gross yield is more than 47 t/ha, considering that the beet transportation process from the fields continues. It is reported by press-center of the company. The sugar content of beets remained at a high level and averaged 17,03% at «Astarta-Kyiv» (compared to the 16,68% Ukrainian average accord...

Poltava region finished 2021 sugar beet harvesting campaign. It is reported by press service of Department of Agricultural Development of Poltava Regional State Administration. Sugar beets were harvested from the area of 25,9 thousand hectares, the gros...

As of November 19, Ukrainian farmers harvested more than 10,3 million tonnes of sugar beets. It is reported by Information and Analytical Portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine. Sugar beets were harvested from the area of 217,9 thousand hectares (96% in U...

The International Sugar Organization (ISO) forecast a global sugar deficit of 2,55 million tonnes in the 2021/22 season, with a diminished outlook for consumption reducing the size of an anticipated shortfall. It is reported by Reuters. The inter-governmental body had previously forecast a global sugar deficit of 3.85 million in 2021/22. The ISO, in a quarterly market outlook, put global consumption i...

As of November 12, sugar refineries in Vinnytsia region produced almost 217 thousand tonnes of sugar. It is reported by press service of Vinnytsia Regional State Administration. Sugar beet harvesting finishes in the region: 48,3 thousand hectares have been harvested (97,4% of th...

Algeria will impose a 9% value-added tax on white and raw sugar from early next year to reduce imports and address health issues, Prime Minister Ayman Benabderrahmane said on Saturday. It is reported by Reuters. OPEC member Algeria has been trying to cut spending on imports of food and other goods in a bid to narrow budget and trade deficits. «Algeria imports around 2 mi...

As of November 12, Ukrainian farmers harvested more than 9,6 million tonnes of sugar beets. It is reported by Information and Analytical Portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine. Sugar beets were harvested from the area of 205,7 thousand hectares (91% in U...

As of November 11, farms of Kharkiv region harvested more than 200,000 tonnes of sugar beets. It is reported by Department of agri-industrial development of Kharkiv Regional State Administration. 212,4 thousand tonnes of sugar beets were harvested the average yield of 370,5 centners/ha...

Sugar production in Brazil's Center-South region fell 50.6% on the year in the second half of October to 858,000 mt, data from Brazilian sugarcane industry group UNICA showed Nov. 10. It is reported by S&P Global Platts. Mills in CS Brazil crushed 17.02 million mt of sugarcane in H2 October, down 36.8% year on year, UNICA said. Sugar's share of the sugarcane crush for...

India's plans to blend 20% ethanol with petrol from April 2023 will help cut sugar export subsidies. Oil Secretary Tarun Kapoor told reporters on Thursday, as reported by Reuters. India on Wednesday approved a proposal to achieve 20% ethanol-blending with gasoline by 2025, five years ahead of its...