Beet year 2017 with record yield

The 2017 beet year will easily exceed the record yield of 15,1 tons of sugar per hectare. Not entirely a surprise, given the hints Suiker Unie gave in the weeks before.

Now that more than a third of the beets have been processed, Suiker Unie dares to say definitively that 2017 will achieve a record yield. The current sugar content is on average 17,2%. The De Kempen region is head and shoulders above this in the eighth campaign week with 17,6%. At the bottom is South Beveland with 16,7%.

Wetness in the north
Suiker Unie speaks of reasonably good harvest conditions in weeks 8 and 9. However, it is still relatively wet in the north and northeast. Now that most growers have harvested their other crops, the focus is on harvesting beets; also for late deliveries. Yet not all beet harvesters work full days.

Harvesters stand still
For example, Suiker Unie learns from the field that, despite the beautiful weather conditions, harvesters are standing still. In some situations, harvesting is still carried out just before loading. It will be a major challenge for the contractors in the coming weeks to get the large quantity of beets to be harvested properly.

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