Two sugar beet factories open as 2024/25 campaign begins
16th September 2024
Bury St Edmunds and Wissington factories have officially opened and are ready for beet intake as the sugar beet campaign for 2024/25 begins.
British Sugar confirmed that the Newark factory will open on 23th September, while Cantley site will be ready for beet intake from 7th October.
Sugar beet growers, hauliers and industry partners have been advised of beet intake times at the factories by email and via our online portal, My British Sugar.
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Driver inductions
British Sugar reminds that every driver delivering sugar beet is required to complete a driver induction.
Its spokesperson said: “It doesn’t take long to do with a short film available to watch in six different languages.
“When submitting your induction declaration, please use your own email address; we cannot accept generic farm email addresses as any submissions will be overwritten if the same email address is used over and over again.”
Access driver induction here.
Market-linked bonus
A British Sugar spokesperson said: “For growers who have tonnage on the 2024/25 one-year contract with market-linked bonus, during campaign we will pay £38/t for contracts without yield protection, and £37/t for contracts with yield protection.
“Once the campaign has ended, a review will be carried out with auditors, and any final adjustment will be made following the end of the sugar sales year in October 2025.”
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Interim transport allowance
British Sugar has shared interim transport allowance rates, which will be paid during the campaign. Final rates will be calculated and paid post-campaign:
Campaign handbook
The campaign handbook is the one-stop guide for all information relating to campaign, British Sugar confirmed.
It includes essential site safety information, help understanding the weekly beet invoice, the letter call permit matrix and time zones, and details of the official complaints procedure.
Farmers are advised to share the handbook with farm workers and contractors. Read the handbook here.
Factory contact details
Bury St Edmunds
Weighbridge: 01284 829 367
Inbound operations – Patrick Barraclough: 07769 936 494
NFU Sugar contact: 07586 717 763
Cantley
Weighbridge 07895 312 714
Inbound operations – Tom Key: 07514 726 877
NFU Sugar contact: 07543 501 949
Newark
Weighbridge 07843 814 676
Inbound operations – James Edwards: 07753 310 779, Greg Noble: 07912 569 288
NFU Sugar contact: 07586 717 764
Wissington
Weighbridge 01366 325 376
Inbound operations – Katrina Pearson: 07902 104 574, Paul Adams: 07761 758 314
NFU Sugar contact: 01366 377 481
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