Sugar beet yields

Banana Bar

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Arable Farmer

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Bury St Edmunds

• Oct 1, 2018

• #1

Where are yields for the Bury factory off non irrigated heavy land?

BB

 

Kam

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West Suffolk

• Oct 1, 2018

• #2

Banana Bar said:

Where are yields for the Bury factory off non irrigated heavy land?

BB

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I don't know anyone who has lifted any locally yet, but we are on sand. I passed a couple of Brian Nunn trucks on the narrow roads to Finborough () last week, which looked to have some decent sized roots on board, not like my parsnip sized beet!

 

nick...

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south norfolk

• Oct 1, 2018

• #3

Heard this afternoon sugars around deopham in Norfolk running 17/18% which suprised me.yeilds not as drastic as thought either but no figures quoted
Nick...

 

ajd132

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Suffolk

• Oct 2, 2018

• #4

Banana Bar said:

Where are yields for the Bury factory off non irrigated heavy land?

BB

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They lifted some at chad yesterday

 

Flat 10

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Fen Edge

• Oct 2, 2018

• #5

I was quoted 72-85, not sure of soil types or accuracy of information. Factory report shows sugars in excess of 17.5% though.

 

Ben M

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Suffolk

• Oct 9, 2018

• #6

Ive heard all sorts of yields so far 45t throught to 80t?! My sugars for the first bit i did were between 16.08 and 18.9

 

Flat 10

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Fen Edge

• Oct 9, 2018

• #7

And the yield? I too have heard mixed reports.

 

Flat 10

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Fen Edge

• Oct 9, 2018

• #8

The theme being heavier land being better

 

nick...

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south norfolk

• Oct 9, 2018

• #9

I’m amazed the beet are coming out without snapping and breaking
Nick...

 

Breckland Boy

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Breckland

• Oct 9, 2018

• #10

Flat 10 said:

The theme being heavier land being better

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My agronomist told me last week that a nearby farm (near Hopton)on good land had got 55t /ha and 16.5 sugars, down 20 t/ha on his average yield for the first week of October.
I have some beet that won't get to 50t/ha in January!

 

Flat 10

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Fen Edge

• Oct 9, 2018

• #11

Breckland Boy said:

My agronomist told me last week that a nearby farm (near Hopton)on good land had got 55t /ha and 16.5 sugars, down 20 t/ha on his average yield for the first week of October.
I have some beet that won't get to 50t/ha in January!

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Oh dear

 

Sonoftheheir

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West Suffolk

• Oct 9, 2018

• #12

nick... said:

I’m amazed the beet are coming out without snapping and breaking
Nick...

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So am I, contractor lifted a heavy field for us yesterday, was very glad to see a lot of the roots intact. Beet were not big, but much bigger than parsnips.

 

Ben M

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Suffolk

• Oct 9, 2018

• #13

Flat 10 said:

And the yield? I too have heard mixed reports.

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50t/ha. This was my worst 30ha. Real big chalky caps that just never got going. I qctually thiught itnwould be less

 

Goffer

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Yorkshire

• Oct 9, 2018

• #14

265t of 3.5ha adjusted over factory weighbridge.content at that for first lift

 

Flat 10

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Fen Edge

• Oct 9, 2018

• #15

Goffer said:

265t of 3.5ha adjusted over factory weighbridge.content at that for first lift

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Just over 75t/ha to save others getting their calculators out.

 

Ben M

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Location

Suffolk

• Oct 10, 2018

• #16

Goffer said:

265t of 3.5ha adjusted over factory weighbridge.content at that for first lift

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Content?! Id be very happy with that for 1st lift considering the year!!

 

Flat 10

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Fen Edge

• Oct 10, 2018

• #17

Ben M said:

50t/ha. This was my worst 30ha. Real big chalky caps that just never got going. I qctually thiught itnwould be less

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chalky bits bulk up later.

 

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Hindsight

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Lincolnshire

• Oct 10, 2018

• #18

Goffer said:

265t of 3.5ha adjusted over factory weighbridge.content at that for first lift

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Thank you for posting but I wish you had not. It is important British Sugar do not have access to information about such good yields at this stage of campaign in what is likely to be such a miserable year.

Or they will just bounce back at the industry 'see 2017 massive yields and in adversity the better farmers managed similar in 2018' note I included term better farmers - that will be the benchmarking mantra. Apologies, my grumbly chunter this morning.

Best wishes,

 

Daniel

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Mildenhall, Suffolk

• Oct 10, 2018

• #19

Hindsight said:

Thank you for posting but I wish you had not. It is important British Sugar do not have access to information about such good yields at this stage of campaign in what is likely to be such a miserable year.

Or they will just bounce back at the industry 'see 2017 massive yields and in adversity the better farmers managed similar in 2018' note I included term better farmers - that will be the benchmarking mantra. Apologies, my grumbly chunter this morning.

Best wishes,

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British Sugar have all that info through the portal?

 

Brisel

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Midlands

• Oct 10, 2018

• #20

Daniel said:

British Sugar have all that info through the portal?

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Yep. They will have the true data at the end of the campaign too.