CIBE

We foster collaboration and knowledge exchange among members, providing data-driven insights and platforms for innovation. Our core mission is to defend sugar beet growers’ income, to strengthen the EU sugarbeet sector’s competitiveness while promoting technical progress, innovation, environmental responsibility and long-term sustainability.

Our tasks include:

Sustainable Production:

• Monitoring agronomic issues concerning sugar beet growing,

• Communicating agricultural practices that promote soil health and biodiversity.
• Tracking developments in environmental issues and the regulatory frameworks for Plant Protection Products (PPPs).

Data-driven Decision Making:

• Establishing statistics, updates and annual reports on the harvest and beet campaign results, Interprofessional Agreements, analysis of sugar, ethanol and co-product markets,
• Monitoring technical and economic issues linked to the harvest, transport and reception of beet,

Economic analysis and Policy advocacy:

• Advocating for a robust Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that ensures resilience and encourages responsible production practices.
• Advocating for a robust Common Market Organisation (CMO) that establishes and reinforces the conditions for competitiveness
• Monitoring trade agreements and WTO negotiations to ensure fair trading conditions which include sustainable and environmental provisions.
• Monitoring the potential for non-food and renewable energy applications for beet and co-products and advocating to unlock the regulatory framework for bioenergy and biofuels.

This comprehensive approach ensures the EU sugar beet sector thriveswithin an environmentally and economically sustainable  framework.