Rusagro announces the start of sugar beet processing season
01.09.21Rusagro opened the season of sugar beet processing – on 1st September, it launched first two sugar plants in Tambov and Belgorod Region. During next couple of weeks Company will launch its all other sugar plants.
Rusagro’s Sugar Business operates 9 sugar plants, located in Tambov, Belgorod, Orel and Kursk regions. In the season 2021/2022, maximum sugar beet processing capacity of the Company stayed at 54 thousand tonnes per day and molasses processing capacity – c. 300 thousand tonnes a year. Due to expectations of sugar beet yield growth in Russia, Rusagro is planning to increase sugar production this season.