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British Sugar 2022/23 Crop Status

26 January 2023

Following adverse weather conditions during the 2022 growing season, the sugar beet crop across Europe has been impacted. British Sugar is working with growers and customers to maximise yield and manage any potential shortfalls caused by this year’s crop.

We have optimised our manufacturing processes and are looking at other management actions to balance supply and demand. This will mean possibly using alternative sources of high-quality white beet and cane sugars from across the world so we can co-refine 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 fair-trade offer.