The beet campaign in the Netherlands is halfway through; four million tons of beets were processed

In the eleventh week of the beet campaign, four million tons of beets have already been processed. Of the 2.8 million tons of beets that will still be processed, approximately two million tons still have to be harvested. This amounts to 30 percent of the area. The yield expectation remains 12.4 tons of sugar per hectare. The factories process the beets with a high capacity of an average of 58,000 tons per day. Sugar percentage The average sugar content so far is 16.3 percent and the tare percentage ten percent. The recoverability is 90.5. Preparations for longer storage Various growers have made preparations for longer storage. There are beet piles ...