The forward index-linked option, set to be launched on March 2, will give farmers the ability to contract some of their beet tonnage for the 2027/28 season, in advance of the annual beet price negotiations.

The pilot scheme was created by the National Farmers' Union sugar board (NFU Sugar), British Sugar and agri-commodity and supply chain experts Czarnikow (Cz).

The forward index-linked contract will give growers the opportunity to price their........

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