Sugar beet harvest volume of almost 1.4 million tons was expected in Germany in 2021
Sugar Beet
Germany
Published Jan 14, 2022
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01/13/2022 | 11:31:00 | ID: 32052 | Department: Agriculture | plant Bad Ems (agrar-PR) - For the year 2021, a new record yield is emerging in sugar beet cultivation. As reported by the State Statistical Office in Bad Ems based on preliminary results, an average of 84.2 tonnes of sugar beet per hectare was harvested (plus 43 percent compared to the previous year, which was characterized by drought). This means that the yield level is almost 20 percent above the six-year average from 2015 to 2020. Last year, sugar beets were grown on a good 16,100 hectares, mainly in Rheinhessen and the Palatinate. The harvest amounted to almost 1.4 million tons. Compared to the six-year average from 2015 to 2020, this corresponds to an increase of 9.5 percent. In addition to the mass yield, the sugar content in the beet plays a decisive role. It is given by the Sugar Economic Association (WVZ) as an average of 17.5 percent (minus 0.5 percent compared to the previous year). On a small scale in ...
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