11 May 2021, 15:27,
Ukraine
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.