News Cosun
Sugar yield of 14 tons per hectare expected
Cosun reports that it expects a sugar yield of 14 tons per hectare for this season. That is lower than the average of the past 5 years. The organization also expects the growing season to be average from now on.
According to Cosun, especially in the southeast, east and northeast, there is still serious drought stress on plots where there is no irrigation. "The weather conditions of the coming months will also determine the sugar yield," it writes. The main question is: will there be more root growth, or will the sugar content increase further than the root weight?
Big differences
The yield expectation also varies greatly per growing area. The yield is expected to be lower than normal, especially on the northern light soils. "We expect a relatively better yield in the western and central clay areas."
| Growing area | Forecast 2019 (tons per hectare) |
5-year average (tons per hectare) |
| Dutch Flanders | 15,4 | 14,8 |
| Zeeland Islands | 15,9 | 15,3 |
| West Brabant | 15,0 | 14,8 |
| Hollands | 15,7 | 15,3 |
| East and South Flevoland | 17,2 | 15,1 |
| Noordoostpolder | 16,9 | 16,2 |
| Northern clay | 13,5 | 14 |
| Northern sand | 10,4 | 12,7 |
| northern valley | 12,1 | 13,3 |
| Gelderland and surroundings | 13,2 | 13,1 |
| East-Brabant | 13,4 | 12,7 |
| Limburg | 14,1 | 14,3 |
| Total | 14,0 | 14,2 |
Kimberly Baker
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