‘Ground-breaking changes’ announced in the 2021 British Sugar contract August 24, 2020 Agri-Business New one-year and three-year sugar beet contracts from 2021 will include a “ground-breaking” new Virus Yellows assurance fund and an innovative futures-linked contract…
Emergency sugar beet neonicotinoid applications rejected October 11, 2018 Arable The UK Government has refused two applications made to use neonicotinoid products as seed treatments for sugar beet. The applications were made by…
British Sugar and NFU Sugar announce 2019 sugar beet price September 13, 2018 Arable British sugar beet growers will benefit from a new contract free of deductions for crown tare. In a statement, British Sugar and National Farmers’…
Final call for sugar beet growers to claim their share of levy refund September 5, 2018 Arable National Farmers Union (NFU) Sugar and British Sugar are making a final call for eligible sugar beet growers to claim their share of…
A conservative EU sugar beet production level estimated in the last quota year July 31, 2016 Arable In 2016/2017, EU sugar beet production is estimated 5% above last year, at 107 million tonnes, according to latest data from the European Commission.…
‘Irish and UK potato yield to be above 5-year average’ October 28, 2015 Arable The Irish and UK sugar beet and potato yield for 2015 is to be above the five-year average, according to the European Commission’s…
Exceptionally high EU sugar production in 2014/2015 July 16, 2015 Arable 2014/2015 has been confirmed to be an exceptional year for EU sugar production, according to the European Commission. It says EU sugar beet…
‘Government must support the return of the sugar beet industry’ May 20, 2015 Arable Calls have been made for the government to support the revitalisation of the sugar beet industry in Ireland by Martin Ferris, Sinn Féin’s agriculture…
Sugar Expert Group meets for the first time March 30, 2015 Arable The European Commission has hosted the first meeting of a new Sugar Expert Group. The group is designed to help make the transition…
