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RUSSIA
In 2018, agrarians of Bashkortostan plan to cut sugar beet crops by 4.1 thousand hectares to make total 48.7 thousand hectares (in 2017 – 52.8 thousand hectares), the republican ministry of agriculture reports.
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According to Soyuzrossahar, a total of 6.46 million tons of sugar was produced in 2017/18 in the Russian Federation (+6.18% compared to the previous season). On April 10, 158.7 thousand hectares (13.8% of the forecast) of sugar beet was sown in Russia (in 2017 - 284.0 thousand hectares).
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According to the Ministry of Agriculture, by April 10, 2018, total 151.1 thousand hectares of sugar beet were sown or 13.8% to the forecast (in 2017 - 284.0 thousand hectares).
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According to the analysis of customs declarations of FCS conducted by Sugar.ru, and upon the results of 2 months of beet pulp import campaign, Russia has shipped in none.
In February 2018 Russia has exported 270.8 thousand tons of beet pulp. According to the results of 2 months of beet pulp export campaign, Russia has shipped out 270.8 thousand tons (in 2017 - 151.1 thousand MT; in 2016 - 147.2 thousand MT).In the period January - February 2018, the main countries importers of beet pulp from Russia were LATVIA (32.00%) and NETHERLANDS (26.58%).
UKRAINE
In 2018 season Cygnet Agrocompany plans to invest about $ 0.7 million in the reconstruction of the Andrushevsky sugar refinery, as a result of which the production capacity on beet sugar will grow to reach 2750 tons per day.
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The sowing campaign in the agroholding "Astarta" was launched on April 11, the company's press service reported.
MOLDOVA
According to Statkom, consumer prices for granulated sugar fell by 0.5% in March 2018, and in annual terms (by March 2017) - by 2.0%.
BELARUS
The ECE Collegium agreed on the extension of the state regulation of the price of white sugar (maximum minimum prices and the level of marginal trade mark-up) in the country for 90 days - until July 15 of this year.
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