OSIJEK SUGAR PLANT TO EXPORT HALF OF ITS PRODUCTS TO EUOSIJEK, Oct 7 (Hina) - The 98-year-old sugar plant in the easternCroatian city of Osijek on Thursday began exporting sugar to theEuropean Union, and a half of this year's output
is expected to besold in the EU.
OSIJEK, Oct 7 (Hina) - The 98-year-old sugar plant in the eastern
Croatian city of Osijek on Thursday began exporting sugar to the European
Union, and a half of this year's output is expected to be sold in the EU.The company's director, Zvonimir Krnjakovic, said this year's sugar beet
yield and its quality were the best in the last 14 years.
The company is planning to process some 500,000 tonnes of beet and
produce about 60,000 tonnes of sugar.
Some 30,000 tonnes will be exported to the EU, mostly to Italy,
Krnjakovic said, adding that this year's price of sugar in the EU was 635 euros
per tonne.