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French Sugar Beet Pesticide Exemption Halted By EU Ruling

France's plans to allow sugar beet farmers to continue using a banned pesticide for another year have been halted by a European Union court decision exclud...

Poor Crop Could Drive More French Farmers Away From Sugar Beet

France's sugar beet output is expected to fall more than 7% this year after a severe drought this summer hit yields, and next season could see another drop...

Ukraine Farm Ministry Keeps 2022 Grain Crop Estimate At 50-52 Million Tonnes

Ukraine expects a 2022 grain crop of 50-52 million tonnes, unchanged from the previous estimate and down from 86 million tonnes last year, the agriculture...

Tereos Expects Good Sugar Beet Yield In France Despite Drought

France's largest sugar group Tereos said it currently expects yields in this year's French sugar beet harvest to top the five-year average despite a lack o...

Tereos Does Not Rule Out Closing Sugar Factory In France

French sugar group Tereos may close some of its capacity in France as part of a wider strategy review as it anticipates further declines in sugar beet prod...

Nordzucker Near To Completion In 2021/22 Production Campaign

Nordzucker has announced that it has completed sugar production from sugar beet and sugar cane in most of its factories.

Lower Sugar In French 2021 Beet Crop To Dampen High Price Gains

French sugar producers may not fully benefit from the recent surge in sugar prices due to lower sugar content in the beet crop now being harvested and high...

EU Beet Crop Needs More Sun To Boost Sugar Content

More warm and sunny weather is needed in top sugar beet European Union producers to boost the crop's sugar content, notably in France which suffered from p...