Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 63698

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 steps he is taking to help ensure that British Sugar agrees the (a) price and (b) terms of future sugar beet contracts with NFU Sugar as per the terms of the Common Market Organis

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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