IN BRIEF

6 September 2002

IN BRIEF

&#8226 THIS seasons sugar beet campaign kicks off next week with British Sugars Newark factory opening on Sept 11, Bury St Edmunds, Cantley and York on Sept 16, and Alscott and Wissington on Sept 17. "Test digs show very good root weights but sugar content slightly below average," says BSs Paul Bee. Overall yields are expected to be at least on a par with long-term averages and much better than last year. Lifting should be hand-to-mouth at the start of the campaign to minimise losses.