Campaign over
Beet campaign breaks records
Cosun's beet campaign ended on Saturday 10 February. The figures show that a record yield of 15,6 tons of sugar per hectare was achieved last year. This breaks the previous record from 2014 (15,1 tons of sugar per hectare).
The carrot yield also reached a record high (93,5 tons per hectare). The average sugar content was 16,7%. The tare percentage over the entire beet campaign was 12,5% and the extractability index (WIN) ended at 90,8.
Regional figures
Uit the regional figures Cosun shows that Texel is the only area where the sugar content has exceeded 17% (17,1%). The areas of West Brabant South, Noord-Beveland, Groningen (peat) and Drenthe (sand) follow with a sugar content of 16,9%
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The highest tare percentages are for the areas of Groningen (18,7%), Kop van Zuid-Holland (16%), Haarlemmermeer (15,7%), Southern Flevoland (15,4%), Hoeksche W/IJsselmonde (15,4 %) and Central Brabant (15%).
External influences
Last year's long campaign had an impact on the sugar content. In the last few weeks, the content has fallen again, which has led to a fall in the average. Incidentally, the length of the campaign also set a record. It was the longest ever. The factory in Vierverlaten had the longest campaign with 152 days (from September 11 to February 10).
In addition, the wet autumn influenced the tare percentage, but also damage to beets was a consequence. Both parts were not optimal for preservation.
Anne-Jan Doorn
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