Sugar beet harvesting is proceeding at an advanced pace.

As of October 27, 955 thousand hectares, or 79.5% of the sugar beet sowing area, have been harvested in Russia, with 37.9 million tons collected, reported Soyuzrossakharov. The average yield reaches 397 tons per hectare, which is 18 tons per hectare higher than last year. Sugar beet processing is being carried out by 60 out of 66 sugar factories. The sugar beet harvest is proceeding at a good pace, ahead of last year since the beginning of the season, leading expert of the Institute of Agrarian Market Conjuncture Yevgeny Ivanov told Agroinvestor. However, it is necessary to harvest almost 3% more area than in 2024, he reminded. "In the South, the yield is low, so the pace of harvesting there is particularly brisk," Ivanov continues. "When the yield is lower, harvesting, removal, and processing go faster." In the Center, heavy rains in mid-October slightly, though not critically, slowed down the harvest. "There were local minor problems, but overall, the pace of harvesting is ...