In 2023, the EAEU countries may expand the sowing of sugar beets

According to the Eurasian Sugar Association, in 2023 the EAEU countries can produce 8.1 million tons of sugar, which is 4% more than in 2022 (7.8 million tons). This was reported by the press service of the Union of Sugar Producers of Russia (Soyuzrossakhar). They noted that the growth in sugar production can be ensured primarily by expanding sugar beet crops to 1.43 million hectares against 1.36 million hectares in 2022. At the same time, imports of white sugar this year will decrease to 300 thousand tons from 440 thousand tons a year earlier, raw sugar - from 1.56 million tons to 1.45 million tons. Yevgeny Ivanov, a leading expert at the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR), told Agroinvestor that the farmers had no difficulties with the purchase of sugar beet seeds - they managed to purchase and pay for everything. According to him, almost all EAEU farms plan to expand the area under sugar beets. “It will not be tens, but units of percent. In addition to Russia, ...