By KYIV. May 15 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The agricultural company Cygnet allotted 4,000 hectares for sugar beets this season in connection with the resumption of work of the sugar plant, the company reported on Facebook.
“In 20 working days, we sowed everything. There were no significant difficulties, and everything was organized promptly. This year, the start date for sowing was delayed, starting on April 22. But soil moisture is sufficient, so this should not greatly affect the final result,” the report says.
It is specified that 16,000 hectares are sown with corn, 3,000 with sunflower and 1,700 hectares with soybeans, and in autumn another 2,500 hectares were sown with winter wheat.
Cygnet cultivates about 29,000 hectares in Zhytomyr and Vinnytsia regions, where it grows corn, soybeans, winter wheat, and sugar beets. The company’s assets include an elevator with a capacity of 60,000 tonnes and a sugar plant with a processing capacity of up to 2,800 tonnes of beets per day (both in Zhytomyr region).
The company also has a dairy business with 605 cows and sells its products to local processors.
