France sugar beet production will drop by 30% — Cristal Union
France's second-largest sugar producer Cristal Union expects its sugar beet harvest to drop by as much as 30% this year because of crop disease and drought, the cooperative group's chairman said.
It is reported by Successful Farming.
Jaundice spread by aphids has caused severe damage to sugar beet fields in parts of France, the European Union's largest sugar producer, while summer droug...