OREANDA-NEWS. On 17 June 2008 was announced, that ASTARTA has successfully finished the sawing campaign of the sugar beet, barley, corn, sunflower and other crops on the area of around 140 thousand of hectares, that is about 45% more than in 2007.

The breakdown of land area under crops in 2008 reflects the ASTARTA's strategy to extend the profitable agribusinesses as well as to secure supply of in-house grown sugar beet for Group's sugar plants.