Areas planted with sugar beet this year are 22% smaller, so the price for it may increase.

With the start of September, the sugar production season traditionally begins in Ukraine. This year, 27 sugar factories will start operations—two fewer than in 2024. The projected production is around 1.5 million tons of sugar, which is 300,000 tons less than in the previous season. Thus, according to "ProAgro Group," the Ukrainian sugar market is entering a phase of reduced supply, as a result of which the price of sugar may increase by 10–15% by the end of the month. According to the head of the NACU "Ukrtsukor," Yana Kavushevska, in 2025, the area under sugar beet in Ukraine will be reduced to 198,000 hectares—22% less than last year. The reduction in the production of raw materials is also influenced by the low level of precipitation in July–August, which results in lower sugar beet yields. Additionally, due to the increase in the cost of energy and logistics, the cost of finished products will rise. Despite this, domestic consumption, which has stabilized at 900,000 tons ...