• We think the EU will produce 16.9m tonnes of beet sugar next year.
  • This season’s beet crop was hit by an outbreak of Beet Yellows Virus; this is spread by aphids and the mild winter of 2019/20 meant aphid numbers were high last year.
  • In addition, farmers weren’t allowed to use neonicotinoid pesticides to control aphid populations.
  • However, things should improve next year as many countries are now allowing emergency use of these pesticides and, so far, this year’s winter has been colder, which should help reduce aphid numbers.

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