Huge variability in first sugar beet yields across the East

摘要

Sugar beet growers are reporting huge variability in yields in the early weeks of the harvest campaign after the dry spring and summer drought placed crops under pressure across eastern England.Some growers were forced to delay their start to the beet harvest after poor establishment in the spring, while summer drought restricted root growth, raising concerns about crop yields. But after a sluggish start, the beet lifting campaign is building momentum, with some growers seeing yields above l00t/ha.