Rusagro announces the start of sugar beet processing season
30.08.22Rusagro opened the season of sugar beet processing – on 28th August, it launched first sugar plant in Tambov 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 2022/2023, maximum sugar beet processing capacity of the Company stayed at 54 thousand tonnes per day and molasses processing capacity–over 300 thousand tonnes a year. Due to expectations of higher provision and gross yield of sugar beet in Russia, Rusagro is planning to increase sugar production this season.