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Ukrainian sugar refineries already produce 18% of annual total
03.10.2016 18:58 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Since early of this sugar refining season, Ukrainian sugar plants have produced 337,100 tonnes of sugar (about 18% of the total necessary set by the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry for 201617 marketing year (MY) started on this year Sept 1), UNIAN says referring to the Ukrtsukor sugar producers’ association report.
«Since the beginning of the sugar refining season, sugar refineries have processed 2.86 million tonnes of sugar beets and produced 337,100 tonnes of sugar,» the report runs.
As to the report, as of this year Sept 29, there are 32 operating sugar refineries in Ukraine.
As to the earlier report, the Ministry expects that the Ukrainian domestic sugar market will be stable within the 201617 MY, and so Ukrainian sugar refineries will produce up to 1.85 million tonnes of sugar. Besides, the Ministry also expects that the sugar supply on the domestic market will exceed 2 million tonnes while demand is expected to be 1.6 million tonnes.
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