Early beet announcement 'far too late'

BRITISH Sugar's announcement of an early delivery allowance (EDA) for 2023 has come ‘far too late' for growers.

Alex Black
clock • 2 min read
Early beet announcement 'far too late'

Last week (August 30), British Sugar wrote to farmers to announce the introduction of the EDA. While NFU Sugar welcomed the scheme, it criticised the decision to announce it just five days before the...

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