Due to insufficient quantities of raw materials, 26 factories have completed the sugar-making season
33 enterprises were involved in sugar production this season.
This was reported by the press service of the Scientific and Practical Center for Beet Sugar Production (SPC for Beet Sugar Production).
As of December 21, due to insufficient quantities of raw materials, 26 sugar factories have completed the season.
As of the reporting date, almost 1.4 million tons of sugar from sugar beets were produced. For comparison, in 2020, as of the reporting date, about 1.1 million tons of sugar were produced.
The sugar content index in the processing of beets has significantly improved since the beginning of the season and averages slightly less than 16.9% in Ukraine, which is 0.8% more than in 2020 (16.1% as of the reporting date).
Let us remind you that Ukrainian sugar producers produced more than 1.2 million tons of products. We also wrote that the export of Ukrainian sugar has dropped dramatically.