The NFU performs a crucial role in Westminster and Whitehall advising MPs and influencing legislation on the areas that matter most to sugar beet growers.
- Download the British Sugar grower handbook
- Find how to get in touch with NFU contacts at the factories
- How to raise a complaint about a delivered load
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If you need to get in touch with NFU Sugar, you can email: [email protected] or call 0370 066 1974.
November NFU Council update
NFU Sugar Board Chair Kit Papworth said initial campaign data suggests the 2025/26 crop will likely be above average following a largely kind growing season and mostly limited pest and disease pressure.
He also presented an update on contracting for 2026/27, drawing attention to the fact that the 750,000t contract holiday allocation negotiated for by NFU Sugar in light of the reduction in the beet price has already been filled. This entitles growers to take a break from growing the crop next year while retaining the right to grow again in 2027/28.
He said that the beet area for 2026/27 will reduce. Finally, he reminded Council of the important role NFU Sugar plays in relation to the jointly grower/industry funded British Beet Research Organisation.
Central tarehouse visits
Both the NFU and British Sugar encourage growers to visit the central tarehouse at Wissington sugar factory to see how their beet samples are processed.
The Beet Reception Programme Manager will be holding tarehouse tours on the following evenings at 7:30pm:
- 19 November 2025
- 17 December 2025
- 21 January 2026
- 18 February 2026
If you would like to visit the tarehouse and cannot attend on any of the above dates, please email the Beet Reception Programme Manager on [email protected].
