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Sugar beets defy the weather conditions
Nordic Sugar's first beet harvest forecast indicates a sugar output on a par with the EU sugar quotas.
The first part of the sugar beet growing season has been characterised by varying weather conditions in Nordic Sugar's production countries. In Denmark and Sweden, the combination of a cool spring, a warm and dry summer and heavy rainfalls in the past few weeks resulted in unusual growth conditions. In Finland and Lithuania on the other hand, beet growth conditions have been favourable.
Overall, the first field sampling conducted by Nordic Sugar in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Lithuania indicates a sugar output at minimum on a par with Nordic Sugar's total EU quota of 811,000 tonnes of sugar.
The year's second beet harvest forecast will be available in approx 10 days.
Table 1: Results of Nordic Sugar’s first field samples:
Tonnes beet | % sugar in beet | Tonnes sugar | |
|---|---|---|---|
Denmark | 55.1 (50.8) | 13.5 (15.1) | 7.42 (7.66) |
Sweden | 51.9 (47.0) | 12.8 (14.2) | 6.66 (6.74) |
Finland | 35.3 (28.7) | 13.7 (13.4) | 4.84 (3.80) |
Lithuania | 61.3 (40.5) | 13.4 (14.0) | 8.19 (5.69) |
Average for the past five years shown in parentheses
For further information:
Thomas B. Olsen, Executive Vice President, Nordic Sugar A/S, tel. +45 3266 2500
Dorthe Lindgreen, Communications/Manager, Nordic Sugar A/S, tel. +45 3266 2588 / +45 4011 6695
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