Less sugar, more tare
Wet start of beet campaign not ideal
The first week of the campaign did not go well at Suiker Unie. This was due to the heavy rainfall. The start of the Dinteloord factory also did not go as planned. The average sugar content was lower after the first week than last year. The tare percentage clearly shows that it was wet.
The average sugar percentage of the first campaign week is 15,7%. That was 16,3% a year earlier. Then the campaign started on September 19. Now that was September 11. The lowest level is 14,1% in the Overijssel-North region. The sweetest beets came from the Groningen clay, at 16,4%.
10,32
procent
Wet start noticeable
The tare percentages clearly show that the campaign got off to a wet start, despite the fact that the first beets were harvested in dry weather. The average percentage is 10,32%, compared to only 5,9% last year. The clay areas all score tare percentages above 10%, up to a maximum of 13,28% on the Frisian clay. Last year there was only 1 region that came above 10.
Levels not extreme
Also in 2015 the campaign started wet, with 12% tare. In 2011, that was even 18,8%. The current figures are therefore not excessive. The average sugar content is also not extremely low. The WIN number is 90,1 and is therefore comparable to last season. Then the average was 90,6.
Technical malfunctions
Despite the precipitation, the supply of beet has not been jeopardized, according to Suiker Unie. Growers do try to deliver as late as possible. Especially after the heavy rainfall of the past week. The harvesters drive out just in front of the loading crews. After a difficult start, the factory in Dinteloord is running at full speed, just like the one in Groningen, says the processor.
Niels van der Boom
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