Russian Beet Harvest, Sugar Output from Beet Fall on Year
Category: Sugar
(The Wall Street Journal) - Russia's beet harvest and sugar production from the newly harvested beet are both significantly lower than last year, according to figures issued Wednesday by the national association of sugar producers, Soyuzrossakhar. By Oct. 22, Russia had harvested 27.6 million metric tons of beet from 646,700 hectares, or 71.4% of the total area to be harvested, at an average yield of 4.27 tons a hectare. Full Story