Sugar beet growers are facing increasing rejections at the factory this lifting campaign following frost damage and now wet weather.
Sugar beet crops are starting to regrow following much-needed rain in the east of England. After the extended spell of very hot, dry weather, many crops had lost a significant amount of canopy.
British Sugar is seeking ‘significant’ price rises from its customers, as gas inflation has left it facing soaring costs.
British Sugar is seeking significant price rises from its customers, as gas inflation has left it facing soaring costs.
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has urged the Government not to give Indian sugar access to the UK market, following a row over the country’s illegal subsidies to the sector.
British Sugar and NFU Sugar could be heading to arbitration for the first time in history after a bitter tussle over the contract price for the 2022 crop.
Defra Secretary George Eustice has said the Government will absolutely review the UKs global sugar tariff if imports flood the domestic market.
Defra Secretary George Eustice has said the Government will ‘absolutely’ review the UK’s global sugar tariff if imports flood the domestic market.
Brazilian exports of sugar to the UK rocketed in the first quarter of 2021 as a direct result of the UK’s post-Brexit tariff regime.
Brazilian exports of sugar to the UK rocketed in the first quarter of 2021 as a direct result of the UKs post-Brexit tariff regime.