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Hot, Dry Summer Could Curb EU Sugar Beet Harvest

Scorching weather that parched farmland across northern Europe has also stressed sugar beet plants and could push yields in the European Union's harvest we...

Insecticide Ban To Hit EU Sugar Beet Crops, Farmers Say

The European Union's decision to ban some widely used insecticides is likely to dent sugar beet production in the trading bloc, farming groups said on Thur...

Europe's Freeze Casts A Cloud Over Region's Booming Sugar Output

Efforts by farmers to bolster sugar output in the world’s top beet producer before a new quota-free regime begins may be blown off course by the weat...

French Sugar-Beet Harvest Set To Fall To Six-Year Low On Weather

Sugar-beet production in France will fall to a six-year low this season as adverse weather hurt yields, according to the Agriculture Ministry. Output in...

Record French Downpours Causing Delays To Sugar Beet Growth

Heavy rainfall and chilly temperatures in France are delaying the development of sugar beets in the European Union’s largest producer. Plant devel...