Ukraine: The yield of sugar beets in 2023 is predicted to be 5-5.5 tons per hectare

Sown areas under sugar beet exceeded forecasts. At the beginning of the sowing campaign, the declared area was 239 thousand ha. According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, this is 249.9 thousand hectares. Interfax-Ukraine writes about it. This is more than in the pre-war year 2021, when Ukraine cultivated crops on 220,000 hectares. As noted by the chairman of the board of the National Association of Sugar Growers of Ukraine Nazar Mykhailovyn, despite the delay in sowing dates for almost two weeks due to unfavorable weather conditions, the vegetation condition of sugar beets is currently satisfactory and it can be said that it is similar to last year's indicators. "We expect a good harvest. However, it is too early to draw final conclusions today, as the growing season of sugar beets continues and everything will depend on further weather and climate conditions. The yield of sugar beets in Ukraine in 2023 is predicted to be 5-5.5 t/ha. Sugar content, according ...