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The appetite for deals in Ukrainian agriculture is a measure of the sector's appeal, Astarta said, singling out the country's sugar and dairy industries as particularly attractive. The sugar-to-grains group, which with well over 200,000 hectares under cultivation is one of Ukraine's biggest agricultural operators, welcomed as "positive moves" a series of deals in the sector, most recently Kernel's unveiling last month of plans to buy farm Ukrros. Astarta itself made a string of smaller investments in 2010, and has this year has acquired two sugar plants, besides unveiling an operational tie-up with France's Danone. Read more.