Ukraine’s Astarta Targets More Sugar Sales Outside EU Amid Curbs
- EU to set stricter rules on some food imports from Ukraine
- Company recently started shipping sugar from Odesa ports
Sugar beet husks at a refinery in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian sugar producer Astarta Holding Plc plans to step up exports outside of the European Union as the bloc tightens rules on imports from the country.
While Ukraine is a relatively small sugar grower, EU nations like Romania and Poland have been a key destination for its shipments. But the bloc has moved to restrict flows of Ukrainian foodstuffs — including sugar, poultry and corn — to soothe concerns by farmers upset about oversupply filtering into their market.