GERMANY: Beet test shows sugar content down to 14.2%
Published: 09/08/2010, 8:19:08 AM
The second national German sugar beet test of the 2010/11 crop showed an average sugar content of 14.2%, down from
17.2% for the same test last year, according to Dow Jones.
This is below the 10-year average (2000-2009) of 16.1%.
2010/11 2009/10 2000-2009
The WVZ is a Bonn-based private consultancy that coordinates the beet tests across Germany. The results of the
sugarbeet tests, conducted Sept, 3, compared with the same results for the 2009/10 crop and the 10-year average were
as follows:
Plants/hectare 94,200 95,700 87,980
Sugar content % 14.2% 17.2% 16.1%
Sugar yield tons/hectare 9.56 11.97 9.69