Beet prospects uncertain but no easy alternative options

Sugar beet growers are disappointed by the price on offer for the crop in the 2021 contract - £20.30/adj tonne for a one-year contract and £21.18/adj tonne for a three-year contract.

02 September 2020 • 2 min read

Beet prospects uncertain but no easy alternative options

Sugar beet growers are disappointed by the price on offer for the crop in the 2021 contract - £20.30/adj tonne for a one-year contract and £21.18/adj tonne for a three-year contract. Base contract options...

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