Sugar beet cultivation 2021: key production regions in Ukraine

As of May 6, the sugar beet campaign was completed in 11 regions of Ukraine, 6 regions are still sowing this crop, the data of the Sowing Online project show.

On the reporting date, sugar beet was planted on 223.07 thou. ha or 98% of the planned 226.9 thou. ha. The area under sugar beet is forecast to expand by 13% YoY or 25.3 thou. ha (2020: 201.6 thou. ha).

TOP 5 sugar beet production regions in Ukraine in the current season:

Region Forecast, thou. ha Fact, thou. ha
1. Vinnytsya 49 49 (100%)
2. Poltava 25.5 25.5 (100%)
3. Khmelnytsky 24.5 24.5 (100%)
4. Kyiv 21.8 21.85 (100%)
5. Ternopil 19.8 19.8 (100%)

In 2020, sugar beet production in Ukraine totalled 9.2 mln t on 216 thou. ha using the average yield of 42.37 t/ha.

Sugar industry in Ukraine (click for full resolution)

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