Sugar imports into Georgia and other news, Oct 25, 2017

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RUSSIA

As reported by Soyuzrossahar, total 938.2 thousand hectares of sugar beet (78.3% of the crop area) were harvested as of October 24, 1997, with an average yield of 42.5 MT/ha. In 2016, on same date, 842.6 thousand hectares were harvested.

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According to the Ministry of Agriculture, on October 24, 2017, sugar beet in the country was harvested from an area of 938.2 thousand hectares or 79.7% of the crop acreage (in 2016 - 834.1 thousand ha).

GEORGIA

According to the Georgian Statcom, in September 2017 the imports of sugar (HS code 1701) have made total value of $ 10.9 million ($ 5.7 million in 2016). Total imports of sugar in January - September 2017 have reached $ 53.5 million ($ 47.8 million in 2016). Exports of sugar in September amounted to $ 2.5 million, total for 9 months of 2017 - $ 3.9 million (in 2016 - $ 3.6 million)

UKRAINE

As of October 24, the national sugar industry has processed 6.03 million tons of sugar beet and has produced 823.7 thousand tons of sugar at 40 sugar plants operating, Ukrtsukor reports.

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