10 September 2008

British Sugar Revises East Anglian Sugar Beet Campaign Start Dates

Reflecting the extended cereals harvest caused by the wet weather British Sugar has revised the start dates for the 2008 / 09 sugar beet harvesting campaign.

East Anglian factories will commence accepting loads as follows:

Wissington                Monday 22nd September

Bury St. Edmunds

and Cantley              Thursday 2nd October

Newark factory will commence accepting loads on Wednesday 17th September

Commenting on the announcement, Colm McKay Head of Agriculture said, “With the wet summer causing problems for many farmers we have taken the decision to delay the start of the beet campaign and ease the pressure on our growers’ current workload.”