Drought and renewed disease risk threaten France’s sugar beet output as prices surge
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Severe drought and persistent heat in France, Europe's largest sugar beet producer, are raising near-term supply risks, with uneven crop quality already reported. The potential resurgence of aphid-driven yellows disease adds further downside to yields, while policy debates on pesticides are unlikely to affect this season. These combined factors have tightened supply expectations and contributed to a sharp rise in international sugar prices.
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High temperatures and a lack of rain are threatening sugar production in France, Europe’s largest sugar beet producer, with no rainfall forecast. Beet development has slowed and quality is uneven, with some crops wilting while others are holding up. Growers also warn yellows disease spread by aphids could return and further hit yields. France’s beet growers’ association said an extended dry spell could become a “catastrophe,” and international sugar prices have risen sharply.
