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Agrarians harvested 17.4 mn MT sugar beet
10.12.2007 08:44 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As to Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy Yuriy Luzan briefing report, Ukrainian agricultural companies have harvested 17.4 mn MT sugar beet and thus ended harvesting. As to Luzan, this year sugar (produced from this year sugar beet crop) output is expected to reach 1.84 mn MT; so far, plants have produced 1.786 mn MT. Deputy Minister admitted within 2007/08 MY Ukrainian domestic market sugar offer will total ≈ 2.7 mn MT (with last year 640,000 MT sugar remainders taken into account), – up against country 2 mn MT internal market yearly requirement. Reportedly, as to this year Nov 1 regions operative data, agricultural companies had harvested 16.996 mn MT sugar beet. As to experts, this year sugar beet crop is expected to reach 16-17 mn MT (sugar output – 1.7-1.8 mn MT). As to National Sugar Producers Association Ukrtsukor analysts estimation, this year agricultural companies have sown sugar beet at ≈ 650,000 ha. 2006 sugar beet gross crop totaled 22 mn MT. Ukrainian domestic sugar market annual capacity is 2.2 mn MT.
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