Sugar Beet

French Sugar Maker Tereos Sells Factory Site To Fries Maker Agristo

Sugar group Tereos has agreed to sell a factory site in northern France to fries maker Agristo following its announcement in March that it would end sugar...

EU Crop Monitor Trims Yield Estimates, Warns Of Wheat Quality Damage

The European Union's crop monitoring service has reduced its forecast for this year's average EU soft wheat, maize and rapeseed yields for a third consecut...

Südzucker Sees Revenue Up 11% In First Quarter, Raises Outlook

European sugar producer Südzucker has reported an 11% year-on-year increase in revenue, to €2.5 billion, in the first quarter of its financial ye...

French Sugar Beet Pesticide Alternative Could Be Five Years Away

Research into alternatives to neonicotinoid pesticides, found to be toxic to bees, is unlikely to deliver a solution capable of fully protecting sugar beet...

Sugar Group Tereos Posts Record Core Profit But Cautious For 2023/24

Tereos posted record annual sales and earnings supported by high prices but the French sugar and ethanol group expressed caution regarding the sugar beet c...

Sugar Maker Tereos Overhauls Its Operations In France

France's largest sugar and ethanol group Tereos told unions it plans to close its sugar activities in its factory in Escaudoeuvres, northern France, local...

French Sugar Beet Area To Shrink To 14-Year Low, Growers Say

The French sugar beet crop area is set to fall to a 14-year low this year despite high prices, with farmers deterred by potential crop damage because of pe...

French Sugar Beet Pesticide Exemption Halted By EU Ruling

France's plans to allow sugar beet farmers to continue using a banned pesticide for another year have been halted by a European Union court decision exclud...