In Spain there is beet cultivation and they produce sugar, Greece imports

Greece once had beet cultivation and EBZ factories that bought the beets and produced sugar. In fact, EVZ had proceeded to create two more factories in Serbia. Today, our country neither grows beets nor produces sugar, but covers its needs from imports. On the other hand Spain - which is a great competitor country but also has a serious strategy in the agricultural sector - is on the rise in the cultivation of beets and the production of Spanish sugar. The figures recently published by the Spanish Agricultural Guarantee Fund (FEGA) indicate that in the 2023 CAP aid applications, a total of 353,030 hectares of beet cultivation have been declared in the country. The largest areas of beet cultivation in the country are in the province of Castilla y León, with 248,270 hectares, followed by Andalusia with 78,640. Much of the beet grown in southern Spain comes from dryland crops and therefore has reduced yields. However, significant investments are being made in the province of León, ...