Béni Mellal-Khénifra: 225,000 tons of sugar beets uprooted in Morocco

The uprooted volume of sugar beets in the Beni Mellal-Khénifra region reached 225,000 tons, or a yield of 46 tons per hectare, we learn from the Regional Office for Agricultural Development of Tadla (ORMVAT). This volume has been uprooted over an area of 5700 Ha in the region since the start of the uprooting operation in June, specifies the same source, noting that the polarization rate (sugar rate) has reached 17.5%. Considered as one of the most important production sectors in the region, the sugar beet sector experienced a notable drop in production this year due to the rainfall deficit recorded in the region and the drop in groundwater levels in addition to the regression of the reservoirs of the main dams in the region such as Bin El Ouidane and Ahmed El Hansali. According to the same source, an area of 5,700 hectares of sugar beet has been sown in the region notwithstanding the climatic conditions, thanks to the significant efforts made by the supervisory ...