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Sugar plants produced 1.14 mn MT sugar
05.11.2007 16:18 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of this year Nov 1, Ukrainian sugar plants made 1,140.910 MT sugar (2007 sugar beet crop), down 244,000 MT (- 18%) against last year similar, reported Myckola Yarchuk, National Sugar Producers Association Ukrtsukor Board Chairman. As to Yarchuk, plants have received 13.13 mn sugar beet since production beginning (processed – 10.12 mn MT). As to him, now 91 sugar plants (of total 110 permitted this year to process sugar beet) are functioning. 18 plants have already finished this season processing (1 – stopped due to resources absence). Reportedly, as of this year Oct 25, country sugar plants produced 0.9 mn MT sugar. As to experts, this year sugar beet crop is expected to reach 16-17 mn MT (sugar output – 1.7-1.8 mn MT). Experts estimate domestic sugar market annual capacity 2.2 mn MT.
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