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RUSSIA
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, sugar beet was sown at an area of 540 500 hectares, or 47.9% of the forecast as of April 18, 2017 (in 2016 – 551 500 ha).
Sugar beet sowing campaign in Russia, update as of April 18, 2017
Region |
2017 forecast, |
Actually sown, 1000 ha |
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2017 |
% of |
2015 |
2017 |
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
1129.0 |
540.5 |
47.9 |
551.5 |
-11.0 |
Central Federal District |
620.1 |
282.0 |
45.48 |
304.4 |
-22.4 |
Belgorod |
78.1 |
45.4 |
58.1 |
56.4 |
-11.0 |
Voronezh |
126.0 |
58.7 |
46.6 |
54.8 |
3.9 |
Kursk |
105.0 |
97.4 |
92.8 |
85.1 |
12.3 |
Lipetsk |
120.0 |
48.6 |
40.5 |
45.0 |
3.6 |
Orel |
52.3 |
6.0 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
-5.5 |
Ryazan |
7.0 |
0.7 |
10.0 |
1.8 |
-1.1 |
Tambov |
117.2 |
23.3 |
19.9 |
49.1 |
-25.8 |
Tula |
10.0 |
1.9 |
19.0 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
Southern Federal District |
202.5 |
216.0 |
106.7 |
194.4 |
21.6 |
Krasnodar |
185.0 |
199.7 |
107.9 |
180.8 |
18.9 |
Rostov |
17.5 |
16.3 |
93.1 |
13.6 |
2.7 |
North-Caucasian Federal District |
52.8 |
41.0 |
77.7 |
39.1 |
1.9 |
Karachay-Cherkessia Republic. |
9.2 |
0.6 |
6.5 |
2.4 |
-1.8 |
Chechen Republic |
6.0 |
2.3 |
38.3 |
3.5 |
-1.2 |
Stavropol |
37.6 |
38.1 |
101.3 |
33.2 |
4.9 |
Volga Federal District |
231.4 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
13.6 |
-12.1 |
Republic of Mordovia |
24.0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
-1.7 |
Penza |
53.6 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
8.9 |
-7.6 |
Saratov |
9.9 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
-1.4 |
UKRAINE
By April 18 the acreage sown with sugar beet has reached 263 thousand hectares or 90% of the forecast (acreage planned for the season – 293 thousand hectares), according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine.
AZERBAIJAN
Azerbaijan needs to produce sugar from its own sugar beet, President Ilham Aliyev said. Last year Azerbaijan exported $ 62 million worth of sugar (the fourth place in food exports), the whole volume was made entirely from imported raw sugar.
MOLDOVA
Frosts up to -4°C and snow with rain are expected in Moldova; hence the young sugar beet shoots are under high risk of damage.
KYRGYZSTAN
A volume of $ 10 million is allocated to re-equip the sugar factory "Koshoy" and it is planned to start the plant before the reception of beet, said Prime Minister Sooronbay Zheenbekov. The Government will provide additionally a 20% discount on rail transport costs for sugar beet producers.
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