British Sugar package will do nothing to retain growers
National Farmers Union UK
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Thursday, February 18, 2021
NFU Sugar has said it in no way supports or endorses British Sugar’s ‘Beet Package Plus’ communication sent to growers. Responding to the launch of British Sugar’s ‘Beet Package Plus’, NFU Sugar board chairman Michael Sly said: “NFU Sugar in no way supports or endorses British Sugar’s ‘Beet Package Plus’ communication sent to growers this morning and does not believe it is anywhere near enough to stop many growers giving up sugar beet for good when their current contracts finish. “For months NFU Sugar has expressed its concerns to British Sugar, and to the highest levels of AB Sugar, about the future viability of the home-grown sugar industry. Continuing low contract prices, coupled with much greater risks of yield loss from disease, means sugar beet is no longer viewed by many growers as a viable part of their rotations.
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