Sugar beet processing season 2021 started in Ukraine

The company Panda started the new sugar beet processing season at its refinery in Cherkasy region, Selyshchansky Sugar Plant, on 21 August 2021, the National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine (Ukrsugar) reports.

The 2020 beet sugar production season started later, on 5 September at Radekhiv Sugar Plant in Lviv region.

Selyshchansky Sugar Plant launched sugar beet processing 2020 on 3 October.

As per the data of the Sowing Online 2020/21 project, sugar beet covers 227.14 thou. ha in Ukraine, 7% more YoY.

30 sugar plants were launched in Ukraine in 2020/21.