8 April 2023
One of the biggest Ukrainian sugar and milk producers and soybeans crushers have started its spring sowing campaign 2023.
According to the company’s information, in new season Astarta plans to increase the area under sugar beets and soybeans, while corn sown area is to decrease significantly.
In the table below you can find the sown area and yields Astarta data for the several latest seasons:
Season
2023/2024*
2022/2023
2021/2022
2020/2021
2019/2020
Corn
Sown area, ha
19 100 38 000 59 000 60 580 66 780
Yield, t/ha
9.0 8.6 6.9 8.7
Ñîÿ
Sown area, ha
56 900 40 000 31 000 27 390 32 400
Yield, t/ha
2.9 3.0 2.3 2.5
Wheat
Sown area, ha
42 800 55 000 47 000 47 917 50 200
Yield, t/ha
4.8 5.8 4.8 5.1
Sunflower
Sown area, ha
28 200 30 000 28 000 40 450 31 040
Yield, t/ha
3.0 2.7 2.2 2.9
Sugar beet
Sown area, ha
38 900 33 000 33 000 34 500 35 255
Yield, t/ha
49 47 43 47
Total land bank, ha
220 000 220 000 220 000 220 000 230 000
As a reminder in Y2022 Astarta increased its sugar output y-o-y from 266k tons up to 282k tons.
Astarta annual report for Y2022 is to be published on April, 24.
Our recent sugar market review.