As of January 10, Russia produced 5.33 million tons of beet sugar, which is 430 thousand tons more than the level at that date last year, the press service of the Union of Sugar Producers of Russia (Soyuzrossakhar) reported. The total volume of production of beet sugar from sugar beet harvest in 2021 is still estimated at 5.5 million tons. Due to the completion of the processing of harvested sugar beet, 56 sugar factories have stopped working, 10 factories continue to operate in the Central and Volga Federal Districts, as well as in the Altai Territory, notes "Soyuzrossakhar". The average processing time for sugar beet in the current season at sugar factories has decreased to the minimum for five years - 97 days, with the optimal 110-120 days. “Reducing the operating time of sugar factories leads to an increase in the cost of producing a ton of beet sugar. Most of the workers in the factories were sent on long vacations before the start of a new production season for the production of beet sugar, ”the union adds.
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As of January 10, Russia produced 5.33 million tons of beet sugar, which is 430 thousand tons more than the level at that date last year, the press service of the Union of Sugar Producers of Russia (Soyuzrossakhar) reported. The total beet sugar production from the 2021 harvest is still estimated at 5.5 million tonnes. In connection with the end of the processing of the harvested sugar beet, 56 sugar factories stopped working, 10 factories continue to operate in the Central and Volga federal districts, as well as in the Altai Territory, Soyuzrossakhar notes. The average processing time for sugar beet in the current season at sugar factories has decreased to the minimum for five years - 97 days, with the optimal 110-120 days. “Reducing the operating time of sugar factories leads to an increase in the cost of producing a ton of beet sugar. Most of the workers of the factories were sent on long vacations before the start of the new production season for the production of beet sugar, ...
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