World: It’s import dependence that is looming on the horizon in sugar producing

Published 2023년 11월 30일

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The beet industry in Europe, particularly in France, plays a significant role in the national economy through sugar and non-food production. However, the industry is facing stricter regulations on plant protection, which could lead to lower yields and a potential loss of volume. This could result in an increased reliance on imports, particularly from beet giants like Russia, Brazil, and India, leading to economic, geopolitical, and climatic vulnerabilities. It is crucial to explore technical, agronomic, and political solutions to maintain domestic production and reduce dependence on imports.

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If certain large sugar producing countries, such as Brazil, ardently defend their positions on the world market, Europe does not seem to have the same strategy with regard to its beet growers. France, the leading sugar beet producer in the European Union, represents 30% of European sugar production. This sector plays an important role for the national economy, with 23,700 planters in 2022 on 402,000 ha, and a positive contribution to the French trade balance. “It’s important because it involves not only sugar production, but also non-food production: the chemical industry, the pharmaceutical industry, but also renewable energies, with the production of biofuels,” recalls Thierry Pouch. , chief economist at the French Chambers of Agriculture. Despite its economic advantages, beet production in Europe faces more restrictive plant protection regulations. At the beginning of 2023, the Court of Justice of the EU endorsed the definitive ban on neonicotinoids in seed coatings, a decision ...

Source: TerreNet