2. Storage, Receiving, and Washing of Beets

2.1 Storage

Beets are stored as follows:

• along the edges of fields, in silos that look like simple piles but whose structure (height, width, orientation) is carefully designed to ensure proper ventilation throughout;

• at the factory, where the target storage capacity for 2025 is equivalent to an 8-hour shift. This allows for continuous factory operations and results in higher-quality beets than in 2000, when storage times could exceed 48 hours. The factories are responsible for organizing the reception of the beets.

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