Sugar beets in all categories of farms in Volyn have been harvested from more than 15.1 thousand hectares, that is, more than half of the areas. The harvested crop has shown that the sugar content of beets in Volyn this year is record high. This was reported during a staff meeting at the regional state administration by the head of the main department of agro-industrial development of the RSA, Anatolii Arshulik, — reported on October 17 by the own correspondent of the Western Information Corporation.
Sugar beets in Volyn have already been harvested from an area 1.7 thousand hectares larger than last year. The yield of root crops is 268 centners per hectare. Due to the overdried soil, the beets are lighter than usual. Instead, the sugar content of root crops in Volyn is record high – 17.1%, which is 1.8% more than last year's.
According to Anatolii Arshulik, such a sugar content indicator of beets will allow the farmer who grew the root crops to have a profit from the harvested crop. The gross harvest of root crops is expected to be 718.4 thousand tons.
According to preliminary data, the harvesting of sugar raw materials will be completed by November 1.