Iran: More than 600,000 tons of beets were harvested in Khuzestan

In an interview with Isna, Toraj Nowrozi, referring to the harvest of sugar beet from Khuzestan farms, said: autumn sugar beet is cultivated as a strategic and low-water crop in tropical and subtropical regions from late summer to early autumn. He added: Khuzestan is the biggest producer of autumn sugar beet in the country, and the harvesting operation of this product started from the beginning of May and continues until the beginning of July. Khuzestan Agricultural Jihad Deputy Director of Plant Production Improvement said: In the current crop year, more than 16,000 hectares of the province's fields were allocated for autumn sugar beet cultivation, and in this context, more than 9,000 hectares of fields have been harvested so far. Nowrozi said: In this context, more than 600 thousand tons of products have been harvested and delivered to sugar factories. In this regard, contracts have been signed ...