SBR (low sugar syndrome) leaves clear traces in Germany's harvest and production estimates

WVZ

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

What the sugar industry feared at the beginning of September has now happened: the bacterially transmitted infectious diseases SBR (low sugar syndrome) and Stolbur are leading to high yield and quality losses in the sugar beet harvest. The glasswinged leafhopper has spread massively in many growing areas. The diseases it transmits, SBR and Stolbur, have led to leaf loss and rubbery beets. Last year, 40,000 hectares were affected, but this year it is at least 75,000 hectares. The result is a significant drop in sugar content and expected sugar production - despite higher beet yields. Never before has there been such a significant drop from the 2nd to the 3rd estimate. The expected sugar production was revised downwards by 6%. The sugar content fell by 0.7 percentage points.

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