OUR LATEST NEWS

11 Jul
CIBE POSITION ON SUGAR MARKET OBSERVATORY

 

CIBE welcomes the initiative by Commissioner P. Hogan to set up a Sugar Market Observatory. Ahead of the observatory’s kick-off meeting, CIBE would like to reiterate its position regarding the transparency on the EU sugar market post-2017.

 

03 Jul
CIBE-CEFS-EPURE-EFFAT PRESS RELEASE: EU-MERCOSUR NEGOTIATIONS: STAND UP FOR EU SUGAR AND ETHANOL!

 

EU sugar and renewable ethanol producers, sugar beet farmers, and workers call for no concessions on sugar and ethanol in the context of the EU-Mercosur trade negotiations.

 

18 May
PRESS RELEASE - EUROPEAN SUGAR BEET GROWERS ARE FACING BIG CHALLENGES AND INCREASING RISKS

 

At their annual General Assembly today in Newmarket, UK, European beet growers discussed the extremely challenging context they have to cope with and the higher risks they have to face as from this marketing year.

 

24 Apr
PRESS RELEASE - TEMPORARY MEASURES: A RECKLESS GAMBLE

 

The EU sugar sector faces its biggest change in decades. On 1 October 2017 EU sugar production quotas will end. At this sensitive and uncertain time, the European Commission has proposed to vote in the Management Committee of 27 April 2017 on the introduction of 'temporary' measures (tenders for imports at reduced duties) to increase the supply of sugar on the EU market.

01 Mar
THE NFU SUGAR HAS ELECTED A NEW CHAIR AND A NEW VICE CHAIR (UK)

 

Cambridgeshire farmer Michael Sly has today been elected chairman of the NFU’s national sugar board, replacing outgoing chairman William Martin. Simon Smith, from Suffolk, is replacing Michael Sly as vice-chairman of the board.

 

OTHER NEWS

12 CONGRESS RESOLUTIONS

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Stop Mercosur Deal

It is destructive for EU beet sugar sector and misleading for EU consumers.


The Mercosur agreement does: NOT ensure fair competition for EU farmers, NOT prioritise consumer protection, NOT include strong safeguards to protect the environment.

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Our Vision for EU Agriculture

Commissionner Hansen vision for Agriculture is coming in 1 month!
It should:

Ensure productivity gains & competitiveness💪

Protect growers from unfair competition⚖️

Ensure resilience to rising risks🦠📉

Support innovation🧬

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CIBE 47th Congress in 2025

2025 will be Congress year! European sugar beet world will meet in Rotterdam from 11 to 13 June.



New Brochure !

Read our new brochure highlighting the importance of sugar beet local production in Europe !

Discover the sustainable, circular practices & essential economic impacts that come from this crop.



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CIBE Manifesto

Discover our Manifesto ahead of 2024 European elections! 

Let's work together to restore European agriculture's ambition. The voice of sugar beet growers is outlining 4 priorities: 



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IIRB 

See how the beet sugar sector is working hard to develop sustainable alternatives to respond to the ban of some key plant protection products.

Such alternatives will most likely have to consist of a combination of techniques and approaches. To develop and successfully implement these will require time, several years and considerable financial investment.




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#FollowTheBeet

Do you want to know more about sugar beet? Follow our e-campaign #FollowTheBeet on Twitter.

 

 


EUBSSP

 

In October 2013, the European beet growers (CIBE), sugar producers (CEFS) and trade unions of the food and agriculture sector (EFFAT) have formalised a landmark agreement to jointly highlight and report on representative Good Practices of sustainable production of beet sugar in the EU.

 

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AgroCycle

CIBE takes part in the AgroCycle project, a Sino-EU collaborative research venture, funded by the European Commission under its Horizon 2020 programme to create a protocol for the implementation of the 'circular economy' across the agri-food sector.

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