Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 63697

Sugar Beet: Contracts

Tabled: 30 June 2025

Answered: 7 July 2025

Question

Alicia Kearns

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Common Market Organisation Regulation for sugar in ensuring British Sugar negotiates sugar beet contracts with the grower’s mand

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

The Government recognises the importance of sugar beet farmers who are vital to UK sugar production. Also, that sugar beet itself, used in crop rotations, is beneficial to soil and crop health and allows arable farms a season of “rest” from cereal product...

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