Belgian beet processors expect significantly lower sugar yields

The first sample results from Iscal and Tiense of around two hundred beet plots are dramatic. The root weight and sugar content are well below the five-year average, which means that Belgium is heading for a 40 percent reduction in sugar yield. Some of the damage can still be recovered, but it is clear that the yield will be considerably lower. According to the Belgian beet processors, the poor yield expectations are the result of the wet spring. Due to the heavy rain, the sowing of sugar beets was seriously delayed and there were fewer sunny days in June and July than usual. As a result, growth lagged behind. Hoping for a good September There are sugar beets in Belgium that were planted in the ground around two months later than normal. That means a growth delay of sixty days and that cannot be reversed. If the growing conditions are good in ...