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Ukrainian Sugar forecasts 2004 sugar beet planting areas’ rise up to 0.9 million ha (+17%)
15.03.2004 14:24 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
"Ukrainian Sugar, Association uniting all domestic sugar plants, forecasts Ukrainian agrarians to grow this year sugar beet planting areas up to 908.000 ha, up 132.000 ha (+17) against 2003", reported Petro Borysiuk, Ukrainian Sugar Deputy Chief. As to him, according to agrarians’ forecasts, this year sugar beet planting areas are to reach 908.000 ha. By now agrarians are completely provided with sugar beet seeds (mainly of domestic origin). 2003 sugar beet planting areas equaled to 775.850 ha, while harvested were 668.250 ha. 2003 sugar beet crop dropped to 13.339 million tons, down 1.037 million tons (- 7.2%) as of 2002. Within last few years agrarians, considering sugar beet to be illiquid, continued lessening its planting areas and output.
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