Due to “an extremely dry growing season,” Royal Cosun has lowered the beet yield forecast to 13.6 t/ha. As a result, yields are below the five-year average, and “if the drought continues, a further adjustment is expected.” The campaign was originally scheduled to start on September 15. Due to lower beet yields, the start has been shifted by a week to September 22 and because of a lower beet volume expected, the sugar campaign” will be significantly shorter than last year, at approximately 15 weeks. The expected end date is early January,” Cosun also said.
