The May MARS report from the European Commission forecasts a 7% increase in beet yield in Spain for 2024, reaching 86.8 t/ha, which is the highest in the EU and 2% above the average of the last 5 years. Other countries like Belgium and the Netherlands are expected to see similar returns, and several countries, including France, Italy, Poland, Romania, and Hungary, are expected to surpass the 2019-23 average. The map attached to the report shows the yield performance by country, with green indicating higher than the 5-year average and yellow indicating similar.