British Sugar concludes 'strong' 2024/25 campaign

Dan Green, agriculture director at British Sugar, said it had been a ‘strong’ campaign and the weather had, for the most part, been kind

Alex Black

27 March 2025 • 2 min read

British Sugar concludes 'strong' 2024/25 campaign

British Sugar has concluded its 2024/25 sugar campaign, with the Newark factory the last site to close its gates this weekend. A total of 7.7 million tonnes of locally grown sugar beet has been processed...

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