The French producers' association CGB projects that France will harvest 36 million tons of sugar beet in the 2025/26 crop year, a volume higher than the 32.8 million tons recorded in the previous cycle, according to a statement released this Wednesday (3). The estimate is based on an average productivity forecast of 91 t/ha, significantly above the 80 t/ha of 2024/25. The entity states that, despite the incidence of yellowing pests in some regions, the crops benefited from favorable planting conditions and timely rains, which ensured good plant development. The projection released by the CGB exceeds the estimate published last month by the French Ministry of Agriculture, which had calculated production at 33.7 million tons. With the greater supply of beet, the CGB predicts that the 2025/26 crop year should result in approximately 4.3 million tons of sugar, in addition to approximately 8.7 million hectoliters of alcohol and fuel ethanol — both above the volumes obtained in the previous cycle.
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