Hungarian sugar campaign commences

Magyar Cukor (MC) Zrt.’s Kaposvár factory – Hungary’s only sugar processing facility – started the 121st campaign on time. This year contracts have been signed with farmers for 10,830 hectares and the expected sugar beet yield is 65 tons per hectare, with sugar content exceeding 15.5 percent. By the end of the 100-day campaign more than 100,000 tons of sugar will be produced.