And there are not only problems with sugar beets, there are also problems with other crops. Patrick and Chiel Lemahieu-Ameloot: “Those are chicory roots. We were able to harvest them. But it is clear that it had to be done in difficult circumstances. If you look at that, that’s actually soil with a chicory root in it here and there. Which is now recovering a bit and thawing.”
About 10% of the potatoes in this region have not yet been harvested. But potatoes absolutely cannot withstand frost. So, most of that will be completely lost. This also applies to a number of vegetable crops: carrots and celeriac, which are very sensitive to frost. A tough blow for agriculture, which is already having a hard time.