Slight drop in sugar content in the second campaign week in Netherlands
Sugar
Sugar Beet
Netherlands
Published Oct 4, 2022
Tridge summary
In the second week of the campaign there is a slight drop in sugar content to 16.2% on average. This is partly because beets have now been supplied from all regions and partly because of a combination of drought followed by a lot of precipitation.
Original content
In the southern part of the Netherlands, where there has been more precipitation, the average drop in sugar content is greater than in the northern part of the Netherlands. Root yields are generally not too bad on clay soils, yields of well over 100 tons are regularly achieved. The sugar factories are now running at 100% ...
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