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The sugar beet harvest is nearing an end, and American Crystal reports the harvest could record levels set two years ago. (Amity Technology)
Sugar beet harvest nears end
October 25, 2008
Moorhead, Minn. (AP) — American Crystal Sugar Co. is wrapping up its sugar beet harvest in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota.
Company officials say yields might match the record 25.5 tons per acre set two years ago.
Growers planted 425,000 acres of beets last spring, and had about 420,000 acres to lift by harvest time. That's the lowest in more than a decade. In recent years the co-op has averaged 500,000 acres.
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Information from: Grand Forks Herald, http://www.grandforksherald.com
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