Greencore looks ahead as beet crop dropped

GREENCORE’S decision not to proceed with a sugar beet crop this year, while expected, is still a shock to the system.

Carlow sugar factory was founded in 1926 and the other three plants, including Mallow, Tuam and Thurles followed on shortly after. The developments were hugely significant for the economy and Irish agriculture.

It has been suggested that if relationships between farmers and Irish Sugar owners, Greencore Group, were better, one last season might have been salvageable for producers.