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Arable farming Sugar

Quota expiry's…. A new world

• Beet and sugar yields/ha are expected to increase.
• Sugar production expected to increase slightly on lower area.
• Consumption expected to decrease.
• EU may become a net exporter, but will also import sugar.
• Difficult to assess exact market situation one year after reform due

to:

• Exchange rates
• Sugar and Iso-glucose company strategies.
• Price of competing crops (wheat?)

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