Sugar beet harvesting started in an area of 46 thousand decares by 1,200 farmers in Muş, Turkey

While 280 thousand tons of products are expected from sugar beet, which was started to be harvested on an area of 46 thousand decares by 1,200 farmers in Muş, it is aimed to provide an added value of 1 billion 400 million liras to the country's economy. Harvest has started in Muş, one of Turkey's most important sugar beet production centers. Farmers, who continue their beet harvesting work in the Muş Plain, load the beets they grow with great difficulty on tractors and deliver them to the factory. The beets, which are first examined in the analysis unit, are then taken to silos, where they are passed through various stages and converted into sugar in the factory. "We expect the farmer to receive 650 million liras in his pocket" Making statements about production, Turgut Kızılkaya, General Manager of Muş Şeker Üretim Sanayi A.Ş., said that sugar beet was planted on an area of 46 thousand decares by 1,200 farmers and that they expect about 280 thousand tons of beet from this ...