Half has decided
Arable farmer has doubts about LLB expansion
With 10 days to go, about half of all sugar beet growers in the Netherlands still have to decide whether they want to expand next year. If they don't, they will grow less sugar beet next year. According to the beet processor, there is enough enthusiasm.
From 20 June, sugar beet growers will have the opportunity to purchase additional LLBs for €5,50 each. This means that at least 3% can be expanded in acreage. This is possible because Cosun has increased the number of LLBs by 8%. Those who do not cherish expansion plans will have to give up 4,5% in allocation next year. Isn't that a punishment for satisfied growers? Gert Sikken, director of agricultural affairs at Suiker Unie, told: Boerenbusiness rather not.
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96 or 55 percent?
From its own 'research', Cosun concludes that 96% is interested in expanding, so writes it itself. on a small Boerenbusiness in. responded 244 people. 55%, good for 134 people, indicated that they wanted to expand. 54 people do not like it and 56 people indicated that they have not yet decided. Cosun also reports that half of all interested parties want to expand even more than 8%. The LLBs that remain are distributed among the growers who want to expand further.
Area 88.000 hectares
On the basis of the Combined Statement, the CBS known that 85.450 hectares of sugar beet will be grown in the Netherlands this year. An increase of almost 15.000 hectares. This means that in 2018 the acreage will theoretically reach 88.000. That is far from a record. Before 2004 the Dutch beet acreage amounted to more than 100.000 hectares. The CBS figures also showed that less wheat was sown in particular, in favor of beets.
Niels van der Boom
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