Which municipalities are embracing sugar beet?

Earlier, the European Union already said goodbye to the milk quota. Now the end of the sugar quota is also in sight. On September 30, 2017, the time has come. 

The abolition, in combination with the current sugar market, mainly provides room for growth. Various municipalities also recorded a growth in acreage between 2011 and 2016. The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) outlines in a new Top 5 where this growth took place.

Complete acreage shows decline
When we look at the entire Dutch acreage, it shows a decrease of 4 percent. In absolute numbers, this is a decrease of 2.765 hectares. As a result, the total sugar beet acreage in the Netherlands amounts to 70.565 hectares.

More than 70 municipalities in the Netherlands experienced a small decline in the acreage of sugar beet, but there are also a few municipalities that managed to achieve a growth of more than 25 percent. 

Substantial percentage growth
Raalte, the province of Overijssel, comes in first place, with an increase of 57 percent. Due to the growth, the surface area of ​​sugar beet there is 313 hectares. Goirle, North Brabant, is in second place with a growth of 49 percent. That equates to an area of ​​119 hectares. 

In places 3 and 4 there will be 2 municipalities, each reporting a growth of 48 percent. The first is Cromstrijen in South Holland. The acreage there grew from 343 to 507 hectares. The Limburg Stein takes fourth place. An increase of 48 percent brings the acreage to a total of 123 hectares. 

Growth rates drop from 5
From place number 5, the growth percentages decrease rapidly. The fifth place is taken by Delfzijl, Groningen. There they managed to achieve a growth of 33 percent. This results in 593 hectares of sugar beet. 

In absolute figures, the Noordoostpolder with 3.575 hectares takes the lead. The acreage decreased with the national average. The first municipality with a relatively large area to record growth is Sluis, Zeeland. There, 2 percent more beets are grown, increasing the acreage to 1.934 hectares. 

Source: CBS

Herman van den Pol

Herma van den Pol has been with us since 2011 Boerenbusiness and has developed over the years into a market expert Milk & Feed. In addition, she can be seen weekly in the market flash about the dairy market.

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