British Sugar has announced the start dates for the 2024-25 sugar beet harvest campaign for each of its four factories, starting on 16 September.

As this year’s sugar beet harvest fast approaches, the factory beet intake opening dates are:

• Bury St Edmunds 16 September
• Wissington 16 September 
• Newark 23 September
• Cantley 7 October

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British Sugar is the sole processor of the UK’s beet sugar crop, working with about 2,300 growers across the East of England, the East Midlands and Yorkshire. 

The firm’s agriculture director, Dan Green, is looking forward to this year’s campaign. “We’d like to wish everyone across the British beet sugar industry all the best for a safe and successful campaign,” he said.

The four factories combined can produce up to 1.2 million tonnes of sugar annually, turning out more than 27 different sugar and co-products and leaving less than 200g of waste for every tonne of beet processed.

Sugar beet growers, hauliers and industry partners have been advised of beet intake times at the factories by email and via British Sugar’s online portal, My British Sugar.