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American Crystal Sugar reports record beet harvest, details multimillion‑dollar investments in East Grand Forks
Summary
A company representative told the East Grand Forks City Council the company harvested 13.2 million tons of sugar beets across 412,000 acres with an average sugar content above historical levels and described multimillion‑dollar investments at the East Grand Forks plant, plus plans to reduce truck traffic using higher weight limits on Highway 2.
American Crystal Sugar told the East Grand Forks City Council that last year's campaign yielded a record 13,200,000 tons of sugar beets across 412,000 acres and that the crop's sugar content averaged about 18.5%. "We harvested 13,200,000 tons of sugar beets last year, and that was across 412,000 acres," the American Crystal Sugar representative said.
The company said the better sugar content followed favorable spring moisture and investments in seed varieties and farming practices. The representative said the processing campaign will run about 280 days this year, with the company projecting…
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