Turkey will plant 8 percent more sugar beet area to meet the new 2014/2015 beet sugar quota of 2,317,500 metric tons (MT), which is an increase from 2,282,000 MT in 2013/2014. Post forecasts sugar beet production at 16.4 million metric tons (MMT) in 2014/2015, down slightly from 16.5 MMT last year. Dry conditions will offset the greater planted area, reducing yields. Post forecasts the same production for the 2014/2015 at 2.3 MMT. The starch based sugar quota also increased from 244,000 MMT in the 2013/2014 to 250,000 MMT for 2014/2015.
