Netherlands: Sugar factories in full swing, sugar content rising

Published 2024년 10월 7일

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The article provides an update on the sugar beet harvest in the Netherlands, reporting a processing capacity of over 28,000 tonnes per day per factory and a slight increase in sugar content to an average of 15.8 percent. The tare percentage has decreased from 8.5 percent to 7.8 percent in the second week. However, the expansion of leaf mold infestation, largely due to high September temperatures, is causing concern across the country. The International Research Institute (IRS) recommends spraying to control the infestation up to four weeks before harvest, no later than mid-October.

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The first two weeks of the campaign are now behind us. The processing capacity is on average over 28,000 tonnes per day per factory. Sugar content increases The beets are now being supplied from all areas. The sugar content increases in week two to a national average of 15.8 percent, varying from less than 15 percent in the southeast of the Netherlands to 16.6 percent on the Groningen clay. On the light soils, the supply has only just started in many areas. Plots with little growth potential are now often delivered. The tare percentage of the second week is lower than week 1 at 7.8 percent. This mainly concerns beets that were harvested before the rainy season. Click here for regional quality figures. Expansion of leaf mold infestation Partly due to the influence of high temperatures in the first part of September, the leaf mold infestation has ...

Source: AkkerbouwActueel