Russia's sugar beet harvest has reached 23.6 million tons
Russia has harvested 23.6 million tons of sugar beet
(Agricultural Wealth Network) Dow Jones Moscow news, according to data published by the Russian Ministry of Agriculture this Wednesday, by November 11 Russia had harvested 23.6 million tons of sugar beet, a decrease of 4.6 million tons compared with the sugar beet harvest in the same period last year, and the sugar beet yield per unit area also decreased by 4.72 tons/ha compared with the same period last year, reaching only 30.81 tons/ha.
At this time the sugar beet harvest area was 765,000 ha, accounting for 93% of the total harvest area.
Earlier the Russian Sugar Producers' Union (Soyuzrossakhar) had stated that it estimated that in the 09-10 sugar production year Russia's sugar beet harvest would fall from last year's 29 million tons to 26 million tons, and sugar beet sugar production would also fall from last year's 3.55 million tons to the level of 3.05 million tons.
At this time the sugar beet harvest area was 765,000 ha, accounting for 93% of the total harvest area.
Earlier the Russian Sugar Producers' Union (Soyuzrossakhar) had stated that it estimated that in the 09-10 sugar production year Russia's sugar beet harvest would fall from last year's 29 million tons to 26 million tons, and sugar beet sugar production would also fall from last year's 3.55 million tons to the level of 3.05 million tons.