The article reports on the commencement of the beetroot campaign in Germany, with a total planting area of 349,859 ha and an expected harvest of 25.39 Mt of beet, yielding around 4.1 Mt of sugar. Despite a slight decrease from the previous year, the average richness of the beet is expected to be approximately 18.1 º, with an average yield of 72.6 t / ha. However, the number of beets counted for the 2020/21 campaign has seen a consistent annual decrease, dropping to 23,638 from a high of 28,501 in the 2016/17 season.