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Longest known sugar beet campaign

The 2019/20 sugar beet campaign came to a close in mid-April, when British Sugar’s Newark factory closed its gates for beet intake after 208 days – the longest known uninterrupted European sugar beet campaign.

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Longest known sugar beet campaign

The 2019/20 sugar beet campaign came to a close in mid-April, when British Sugar's Newark factory closed its gates for beet intake after 208 days - the longest known uninterrupted European sugar beet campaign,...

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