date:Apr 23, 2014
MMT crop will be processed and that production of beet sugar in MY 2014/15 (October 2014 September 2015) will be the same as in MY 2013/14 4.4 MMT. This is approximately 80 per cent of the forecast raw sugar consumption in Russia, and if realized would meet the 80 per cent goal of self-sufficiency stated in Russias Food Security Doctrine.
Industry analysts estimate that at present Russian processors are able to process approximately 40 MMT of sugar beets, and because of this they do not envis