sugar beet production

Sugar beet performs well despite heat and drought in Serbia

Unlike most spring crops, sugar beet tolerated high temperatures and lack of rainfall this year. Although sowing areas decreased to around 25,000 hectares, experts expect an average yield of about 55 tons per hectare, in line with multi-year averages. Farmers faced challenges such as April frosts, which required replanting, and dry conditions from May onward. Irrigation significantly improved root size, with irrigated crops producing roughly three times the weight of non-irrigated ones. High temperatures also helped reduce disease pressure compared…