Iran: Forecasting the production of more than 90% of the country's sugar needs

According to ISNA, Peyman Hasadi stated that the country's annual need for sugar is close to two million to two million and 200 thousand tons and said: So far, nearly 3.5 million tons of spring beet have been planted in the provinces of the country and it is expected to be planted by the end of December. This number will reach 7 million tons. He continued: In the agricultural year of 1402-1403, 31,700 hectares of autumn beets and 102,000 hectares of spring beets were planted in the country. Hesadi added: Two million and 159 thousand tons of sugar beet have been obtained from the areas under autumn cultivation and about 3.5 million tons from the areas under spring cultivation. He called the production of two million and 159 thousand tons of sugar beet in the fall crop of 1403-1402 crop year unprecedented and stated: the industrial capacity of the country is limited in susceptible areas, and if we did not suffer from this limitation, the amount of autumn beet production would reach ...