Belarus plans to produce at least 700,000 tons of sugar from the 2026 harvest

How much sugar are planned to be produced in Belarus from the harvest of sweet root crops in 2026, said Oleg Zhidkov, chairman of the Belgospishcheprom concern, on air of the First Information TV channel. It's from sb.by.

Oleg Zhidkov reminded that the harvesting of sugar beets began at the end of August. The harvest is good. According to the forecasts of farmers, it will exceed 5.5 million tons, which will require additional efforts in order to quickly and without losses to process.

Work is synchronized at all stages from the field to the enterprise. Starting from transportation, storage to feeding to processing facilities, the process should be continuous, said Oleg Zhidkov.

Sugar plants are modernizing and are capable of processing more than 40 thousand tons of sugar beets per day. Recycling time is reduced, the costs associated with this are optimized, losses from late processing periods are reduced.

- More than 1.8 million tons of sugar beets have already been processed. In terms of dynamics, we are ahead of last year. More than 280,000 tons of sugar were produced. Production volumes indicate that at least 700 thousand tons should be received. This will be enough not only for domestic consumption by residents and processing enterprises that use sugar as a raw material, but also to lay a good export potential, added Oleg Zhidkov.