Poland expects a record year for sugar production

Published Sep 30, 2024

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The article reports that the early sugar beet harvests in Poland have commenced in the third week of August, and the yields are promising with a record production expected between 2.7 and 2.8 Mt of sugar. The average yield in Poland is projected to increase by 4% from the previous year to 63.4 t/ha, despite remaining below the EU average of 74.7 t/ha. However, the positive outlook for the 2024/25 campaign is dampened by concerns over potential price cuts from sugar mills for the 2025/26 campaign, with estimates suggesting a possible 30% reduction in prices, ranging from €30 to €33.5/t.

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In the third week of August, the first harvests of the earliest sugar beet in Poland have already begun. It is still too early to take stock, as an exceptionally long campaign is expected this year. However, so far, yields are good, with a greater polarisation than last year, according to the National Association of Sugar Beet Growers. This year, Polish production is expected to be between 2.7 and 2.8 Mt of sugar. It will therefore be a record year for sugar production. This year, sugar beet was sown at the end of March. Uniform emergence, good initial vigour and rapid inter-row cover favoured the formation of root mass. According to estimates by the European Commission in its MARS report, average yields in Poland should amount to 63.4 t/ha, compared to 61.3 t/ha in 2023, i.e. 4% more and also 4% higher than the five-year ...

Source: Agrodigital