Sugar beet harvesting in Russia is proceeding at an advanced pace — expert

As of October 27, 955 thousand hectares, or 79.5% of the sugar beet sowing area, have been harvested in Russia, with 37.9 million tons accumulated, according to Soyuzrossakharov. The average crop yield reaches 397 tons per hectare, which is 18 tons per hectare higher than last year's level. Sugar beet processing is being carried out by 60 out of 66 sugar factories. Sugar beet harvesting is proceeding at a good pace, ahead of last year's level since the beginning of the season, leading expert of the Institute of Agrarian Market Conjuncture (ICAMR) Yevgeny Ivanov told Agroinvestor. However, an area almost 3% larger than in 2024 still needs to be harvested, he reminded. "There were some local minor problems, but overall, the harvesting pace is increasing and is higher than last year," the expert notes, adding that there is a high probability that the entire harvest will be collected in optimal time. Processing in most regions also started on average a few days earlier than in the ...