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Russian 4th beet test shows sugar

Reuters

MOSCOW, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Russia's fourth sugar beet test of 2008, the season's second for sugar content, showed a level of 12.1 percent, up from 11.8 percent in the corresponding test last year, the Russian Sugar Producers' Union said on Wednesday.

Average root weight rose to 310 grammes from 247 grammes.

The industry lobby gave the following data for the test:

                    4th test '08  4th test '07 3rd test '08

Avg sugar content (pct)    12.1          11.8         10.5

Root weight (grammes)       310           247         227

Beets per hectare        88,000        79,000      88,000

Russia has sown 819,000 hectares with sugar beet this year, down 22.7 percent from last year's acreage. But analysts and the lobby believe the decline in the refining of beet sugar from last year's 3.2 million tonnes will not be as dramatic.

The Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR) expects output this year to decline by 11.7 percent to 2.77 million tonnes and the union forecasts it to be 3.1 million tonnes, as they expect higher yields and sugar content than last year.

Sugar beet tests are normally carried out every 10 days from July 1 to September, with the next text expected on Aug. 11. Final data on the density of sugar beet plantings will be obtained during the Aug. 21 test. 
 
 
 

19.08.08

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