Sugar beet harvesting in the Russian Federation as of Aug 22 and some other news, Aug 23, 2017

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RUSSIA

By August 22, 2017, sugar beet was harvested from the area of 49.8 thousand hectares or 4.2% of the area sown (in 2016 - 46.0 thousand hectares). The harvesting of sugar beets started in Belgorod and Rostov regions, 2,500 tons and 6,400 tons were collected, respectively, the Ministry of Agriculture reports.

Sugar beet harvesting in the Russian Federation on August 22, 2017

Region

Acreage
1000 ha

Harvested,
1000 ha

Collected,
1000 MT

Field yield,
0.1 MT/ha

2017

% of
acreage

2016

2017
2016,

+/-

2017

2016

2017
2016,

+/-

2017

2016

2017
2016,

+/-

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

1198,5

49,8

4,2

46,0

3,8

2252,3

2095,3

157,0

452,5

455,5

-3,0

Central fed. County

651,2

7,5

1,2

9,0

-1,5

257,6

324,1

-66,5

342,1

360,1

-18,0

Belgorod region

73,7

0,1

0,1

0,1

2,5

2,5

272,2

Voronezh region

133,1

1,1

0,8

0,9

0,2

34,8

33,2

1,6

316,4

364,8

-48,5

Kursk region

117,8

1,1

0,9

1,0

0,1

50,8

40,7

10,1

461,8

407,0

54,8

Lipetsk region

127,3

2,1

1,6

2,7

-0,6

76,2

97,8

-21,6

363,0

362,2

0,8

Oryol region

58,3

2,0

3,4

2,8

-0,8

57,3

99,2

-41,9

286,3

355,5

-69,2

Tambov region

116,5

1,1

1,0

1,6

-0,5

36,1

53,2

-17,1

316,2

332,5

-16,3

Southern fed. County

223,1

37,2

16,7

32,3

4,9

1775,9

1561,6

214,3

477,4

483,5

-6,1

Krasnodar region

201,2

37,0

18,4

31,0

6,0

1769,5

1499,2

270,3

478,2

483,6

-5,4

Rostov region

19,3

0,2

1,0

1,3

-1,1

6,4

62,4

-56,0

320,0

480,0

-160,0

North-Caucasian fed. County

49,7

2,4

4,8

2,2

0,2

121,8

133,0

-11,2

507,5

604,5

-97,0

Stavropol region

38,4

2,4

6,3

2,2

0,2

121,8

133,0

-11,2

507,5

604,5

-97,0

Privolzhsky fed. County

251,6

1,5

0,6

2,5

-1,0

55,1

76,6

-21,5

367,3

306,4

60,9

Republic of Tatarstan

74,0

1,5

2,0

2,5

-1,0

55,1

76,6

-21,5

367,3

306,4

60,9

Siberian fed. County

23,0

1,1

5,0

1,1

41,9

41,9

367,2

367,2

Altai region

23,0

1,1

5,0

1,1

41,9

41,9

367,2

367,2


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According to the figures by Williams Brasil dated August 23, 2017, total 18 vessels have been nominated to carry 642 020 MT of raw cane sugar in 2017 season from Brazilian seaports to the Black/Baltic seaports with end-receivers in CIS, Georgia and Baltic states. As of today, the volume received and unloaded makes 462 110 MT from 13 vessels, based on Sugar.ru data.

UKRAINE

According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, total 15.5 thousand tons of sugar confectionery was produced in July 2017 (+2.9% compared to the previous month and -9.6% vs. of July 2016). The production of sugar confectionery in January-July of 2017 amounted to 100 thousand tons (-3.6% vs.  January-July 2016).

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