Spain: The campaign in Andalusia is about to end with an estimated production of 650,000 tons

The sugar beet harvesting campaign in Andalusia is still to be completed. It began on 24 May and is expected to end in a few days. As reported by the Andalusian Plant Health Information and Alert Network (RAIF), more than 95% of the total surface area has already been harvested, which this campaign has been around 9,000 ha, more than the previous campaign. Some 4,400 ha have been sown in Seville (200 dry land and 4,200 irrigated), and 4,600 ha in Cadiz (2,300 dry land and 2,300 irrigated). The great novelty incorporated in this campaign has been the implementation of the “guaranteed sucrose model”, through which the farmer receives a final price for the tons delivered, which has been calculated taking into account the productive potential of sucrose in each plot. To do this, we have the most advanced technology that allows us to identify the sugar production potential of each plot, as well as its fertility, and to carry out an exhaustive agronomic monitoring of each plot through ...