date:May 13, 2014
egulations to stevia or high density sugar varieties, but has not yet been approved by Parliament.
In 2013, climate conditions were favorable for sugar beets and led to a higher polarity rate (amount of sugar obtained from sugar beets) compared to previous year. The average polarity rate throughout Turkey was 17.5 per cent in marketing year (MY) 2013/2014, compared to 17.4 per cent in MY 2012/2013. The national average sugar beet yield has also increased to 56.7 tons per hectare, but the rates