Morocco: Nearly 800,000 tons of sugar beet were processed

Published 2022년 8월 22일

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The Doukkala-Abda region in Morocco has successfully completed its sugar beet campaign, harvesting a total of 800,000 tons across 12,840 hectares, despite challenges such as water shortage, increased nitrogen prices, and a decrease in farmers. In an effort to combat these challenges, Cosumar, the sugar refinery, has implemented a crop condensation technique and has made significant investments to ensure the campaign's smooth running. The campaign saw an increase in sugar level in the beets, reaching around 18%, due to water stress.
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The curtain fell on the beet campaign of the Doukkala-Abda region, recording a total of 800,000 tons of sugar beet treated, or nearly 75 T/ha. A slightly higher balance sheet compared to the previous year, despite a particularly difficult economic situation, marked by a shortage of water, but also by a reduction in the number of farmers and by the rise in the price of nitrogen fertilizers. Launched on May 21 for a period of two months, the campaign concerned a cultivated area of 12,840 ha, spread over 3,444 plots, says Abdelkader Kandil, president of the Association of Doukkala-Abda Beet Producers. And to add that the very high rainfall deficit compared to the previous crop year has not been without impact. "It was felt mainly on sugar crops, whose program was reduced, to benefit only farmers in areas irrigated from groundwater". For his part, Abdelhadi Hasnaoui, director of the Doukkala sugar refinery, indicated that faced with the lack of rain "Cosumar has made ...
Source: LOpinion

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