United States Root insights

The peanut, beet and sunflower harvest continues to progress in the United States, although with variations in pace between crops. According to the Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin, released on Tuesday (22) by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the progress of the harvest reveals both advances and challenges. In the case of peanuts, by October 20th, 44% of the planted area had been harvested, which represents a delay of seven percentage points compared to the same period in 2023 and 10 points below the average of the last five years. Despite this slower pace, the harvest registered an increase of 11 percentage points or more in all eight states analyzed. As for quality, 51% of the peanut area was classified as being in good to excellent condition, a slight drop of two points compared to the previous week, but still three points above what was recorded last year. Regarding beetroot, the bulletin highlights that 71% of the planted area was harvested by the 20th of October.

Tom Bradshaw Stephen Shields of NFU visited US, announcing access to the market for British beetroot growers.

British beetroot growers will have access to the market in the United States for the first time following years of campaigning.