The area under sugar beets in the Russian Federation exceeded the level of last year - Soyuzrossakhar

As of May 24, 2024, Russia has successfully sown sugar beets on 1,101.2 thousand hectares, with an additional 5,000 hectares expected to be sown in the Central and Volga Federal Districts by the end of the week. This results in a total sown area of 1,106 thousand hectares, marking a 43,000-hectare increase from the previous year, primarily in the beet-growing regions of the Central Federal District. The agroclimatic conditions are generally satisfactory, with a slight increase in sugar yield per hectare over the past five years. The Eurasian Sugar Association reports that sugar production from beet syrup has concluded in the EAEU countries, with a total production of 253.2 thousand tons from beet syrup and molasses since the start of the 2023 harvest. Russia's beet sugar production for the 2023/24 season reached 6.9 million tons, with a total sugar production in the EAEU countries amounting to 7.58 million tons since the season's start. The production projections for the end of the 2023/24 season remain steady at 7.65 million tons.