Support for beets guaranteed until 2026 in Switzerland

Last autumn, the Parliament had decided to fix in the law the minimum customs protection of 7 fr./dt of sugar as well as the contributions for the beet of 2100 fr/ha and of 200 fr/ha additional for organic crops or IP-Switzerland. The referendum deadline having expired, the Federal Council decided today to set the entry into force of these provisions on March 1st, and until 2026 (Illustration: Agri). By adopting the amendment of 1 October 2021 to the law on agriculture, Parliament decided to provide temporary support to the national sugar economy until 2026: maintenance of the minimum customs protection of 7 francs per quintal of sugar and the contribution to special crops of 2,100 francs per hectare of sugar beets and the granting, henceforth, of a supplement of 200 francs per hectare for sugar beets grown according to the requirements of organic farming or integrated production. The referendum deadline having expired on January 20, 2022 without having been used, the Federal ...