Challenging season for British Sugar

British Sugar says it is working with growers and customers to manage any potential shortfalls caused by this year’s crop.

It follows challenging weather conditions during the 2022/23 growing season, which affected sugar beet crops across Europe, not just the UK. Yields have been variable on farms across East Anglia and the East Midlands.

The contract offer is in response to a number of factors. Earlier this year, British Sugar said it had optimised its manufacturing processes and was looking at other management actions to balance supply and demand.

Alternative sources

It added: “This will mean possibly using alternative sources of highquality white beet and cane sugars from across the world so we can corefine with UK beet sugar for a limited period of time.

“We have managed these situations before and remain committed to our place at the heart of the homegrown UK sugar beet industry.

“We are very optimistic about the future of the UK beet sugar industry as part of a thriving rural economy, harnessing cutting-edge technologies, further decarbonising our supply chains, and seizing the opportunities that free and fairtrade offer.”

The processor was hit by a significant plant failure at its Cantley factory in Norfolk last December. The incident meant beet had to be diverted for processing at Bury St Edmunds and Wissington.

British Sugar agreed to meet the additional costs to growers.

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