Hitch supply Dinteloord
Sugar levels are on the rise
In the sixth campaign week, the average sugar percentage at Suiker Unie was 17%. This brings it close to last year's level. The tare percentage has decreased slightly. Due to planned maintenance work in Dinteloord, the supply was somewhat hindered.
The supply of sugar beet to the factory in Dinteloord was delayed by several hours on Tuesday 24 October due to work in the wash house. "It concerns planned work, where a roller had to be replaced and no beets could be processed," explains plant manager Luc Kroes. "The work took about 6 hours, which also affected the loading. Some growers have noticed something of this."
Planned maintenance
At the start of the campaign, the supply was temporarily halted after a Storing in the wash house. The recent supply freeze is independent of that. "Processing beets is a technical sport," says Kroes. "There are breakdowns every year. Sometimes large, sometimes small. There are 1.000 pumps and countless other installations on the site. Maintenance is unavoidable. In consultation with the Agricultural Service, the volume of beet to be supplied has been reduced. Every 1,5 to 2 A truck arrives in minutes. If the supply is not reduced, there will be a huge traffic jam."
Malfunctions Vierverlaten special
Kroes calls the situation at the production location in Vierverlaten, Groningen, very special. "I have been working at Suiker Unie for 25 years and have never experienced anything like this. Of course there is criticism of the malfunctions. Something like this can happen once every 25 years. There is little that can be done about it. It is not financially profitable to have a second installation stand -by facing a problem that hardly ever arises."
According to Kroes, the disruptions in Dinteloord and Vierverlaten have nothing to do with the extra volume of beet that has to be processed during this campaign. "The acreage has been expanded and the yields are high. However, the capacity per factory has been increased considerably, so that we can handle the extra volume."
- September 14: Dinteloord wash house malfunction
- October 3: conveyor belt Vierverlaten snapped
- October 15: conveyor belt Vierverlaten broken again
- October 24: planned maintenance wash house Dinteloord
Sugar content increases
In week 6 the average is sugar percentage 17%, at 10,34% tare and a WIN of almost 91. Many areas now supply beets with percentages of 17% or more. The sweetest beets traditionally come from Texel and the northern growing areas. Due to the rain, tare percentages are rising in some clay areas. Overall, however, it is declining. Thanks to a dry autumn, the percentage was extremely low last year, at 8,5%.
Photo credit: Marianne van den Hoek (@MariannevdHoek1).
Niels van der Boom
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