Sugar beet sowing campaign update from Russia and news from Ukraine, Apr 26, 2017

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RUSSIA

The Kolpnyansky sugar factory was bought by the Tomsk based company “KDV Group” LLC, which is one of the largest confectionery manufacturers in the country. Previously the factory was owned by the company "Belyy fregat".

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According to the Ministry of Agriculture, sugar beet was sown at an area of 645 800 hectares, or 57.2% of the forecast as of April 25, 2017 (in 2016 – 680 900 ha).

Sugar beet sowing campaign in Russia, update as of April 25, 2017

Region

2017 forecast,
1000 ha

Actually sown, 1000 ha

2017

% of
planned

2016

2017 vs.
2016

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

1129,0

645,8

57,2

680,9

-35,1

Central Federal District

620,1

375,4

60,5

409,3

-33,9

Belgorod region

78,1

53,4

68,4

71,1

-17,7

Voronezh region

126,0

65,6

52,1

77,0

-11,4

Kursk Region

105,0

115,0

109,5

106,0

9,0

Lipetsk region

120,0

65,0

54,2

61,0

4,0

Orel Region

52,3

20,3

38,8

22,1

-1,8

Ryazan Region

7,0

1,1

15,7

2,3

-1,2

Tambov Region

117,2

50,8

43,4

67,0

-16,2

Tula region

10,0

4,2

42,0

2,8

1,4

Southern Federal District

205,0

219,0

106,8

197,6

21,4

Krasnodar region

185,0

199,7

107,9

180,8

18,9

Volgograd region

2,5

1,7

68,0

1,7

Rostov region

17,5

17,6

100,6

16,8

0,8

North-Caucasian Federal District

52,8

43,4

82,2

41,0

2,4

Karachay-Cherkessia Republic.

9,2

2,0

21,7

3,0

-1,0

Chechen Republic

6,0

3,3

55,0

4,0

-0,7

Stavropol region

37,6

38,1

101,3

34,0

4,1

Volga Federal District

231,4

8,0

3,5

33,0

-25,0

Republic of Mordovia

24,0

0,2

0,8

3,6

-3,4

Penza region

53,6

7,7

14,4

22,9

-15,2

Saratov region

9,9

0,1

1,0

3,3

-3,2

UKRAINE

Holding “Astarta-Kyiv”, the largest producer of sugar in Ukraine, has increased the sale of sugar by 115% or 2.15 times in the first quarter of 2017, according to the company's report. Sugar sales increased from 65.69 thousand tons in the first quarter of 2016 to 141.46 thousand tons in the first quarter of 2017, the average consumer price of sugar increased by 11% to UAH 13 420/MT (RUR 28 130/MT).

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By April 25 Ukraine has sown 284 thousand hectares with sugar beet or 97% of the forecast (the plan is 293 thousand hectares), reports the Ministry of Agrarian Policy.

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