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Frost damage to Belgian sugar beet rises to 3 million euros

Sugar Beet
Vegetables
Belgium
Published Feb 2, 2023

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According to the CBB, 70 percent of Belgian frost damage is compensated by the factories and 30 percent comes from a solidarity fund of the growers themselves. The frost period in early December had dramatic consequences for some beet growers and sugar factories. The freezing and then rapid thawing caused the beets to rot. The covered beets on the heap had an average loss of 6 percent. The beets that are still on the field or that were harvested after the frost have been declared worthless after the processing of 100 hectares of beets by Tiense Suiker. De Wulf: 'These batches were unsuitable for processing and were removed for bio-fermentation,' explains the CBB secretary. 'The beet growers in Tiense still have about 50 hectares of beets on their land that are no longer grubbed up.' Damage at Iscal greater The damage is even greater at the Iscal sugar factory. A total of 850 hectares of beets remain in the ground at the affiliated growers. Based on Tiense's findings, the factory ...
Source: Nieuwe Oogst
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