1、 THIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY USDA STAFF AND NOT NECESSARILY STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL U.S.GOVERNMENT POLICY Required Report:Required-Public Distribution Date:May 13,2026 Report Number:UP2026-0014 Report Name:Sugar Annual Country:Ukraine Post:Kyiv Report Catego
2、ry:Sugar Prepared By:Denys Sobolev Approved By:Megan Francic Report Highlights:Post forecasts marketing year(MY)2026/27 sugar production at 1.4 MMT,a 21 percent decrease from Posts previous MY estimate.This would be the third consecutive year of falling production volumes.Sugar producers are reducin
3、g sugar beet production areas to avoid further accumulation of ending stocks due to sluggish sales to both international and domestic markets.Recently introduced European Union import quotas for sugar capped one of the major export markets,forcing local sugar producers to seek alternatives.Abbreviat
4、ions:CY Calendar Year GOU Government of Ukraine ha Hectare MEEA Ministry of Economy,Environment,and Agriculture of Ukraine MMT Million Metric Ton MT Metric Ton MY Marketing Year NDVI Normalized Difference Vegetation Index SSSU State Statistics Service of Ukraine TDM Trade Data Monitor UkrSugar Ukrai
5、nian National Association of Sugar Producers Data included in this report is not official USDA data.Official USDA data is available at https:/apps.fas.usda.gov/psdonline/app/index.html#/app/home Disclaimer:Due to the Russia-Ukraine war,there have been delays in publishing State Statistics Service of
6、 Ukraine(SSSU)information on the status of Ukrainian agriculture in Ukrainian government-controlled areas.Ministry of Economy,Environment,and Agriculture of Ukraine(MEEA)data was used instead,as referenced.In this report,FAS/Kyiv cannot provide any production estimates for Russia-occupied territorie