Sugar beet production will increase in Ukraine in 2023

According to forecasts of market operators, in 2023 the area under sugar beet will be more than 220,000 hectares, which exceeds last year's figure (178,000 hectares). The director of the "Scientific and Practical Center of Sugar Beet Production" Oleksandr Korotynskyi told about this in the article: "Who produced the most sugar? 2022 Season Production Review” on Latifundist.com. It is noted that in 2022, the area sown under sugar beet amounted to 178,000 hectares, which is 48,000 hectares less than in 2021 (226,000 hectares). On an industrial scale, last year, sugar beets were grown in 14 regions of Ukraine, the main crops were concentrated in 6 regions (more than 70% of sowing). The following regions allocated the largest areas for sugar beet: Vinnytsia 44,000 ha (-5,000 ha by 2021), Khmelnytska, Poltava and Ternopil. The yield of sugar beets in 2022 was 50.2 t/ha on average in the country, which is 3.9 t/ha more than in the previous year (46.3 t/ha). Sugar beet yields were above ...