The crop ranged from 33 to 34 tons per acre south of U.S. Highway 2 to 27 tons per acre in the northern areas.
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"There are a few growers in the very north end of the growing region, in the East Grand Forks (Minn.) and Drayton (N.D.) districts that have some very muddy fields," Ingulsrud says. "This last rain may prove too much to get those completed."
Crystal has brought in about 11.7 million tons. The company typically attempts to size its crop to about 10.8 million tons, to keep it in line with its processing capacity in five factories. Piling stations in the southern end of the valley — particularly in the Hillsboro and Crookston factory districts — had no room to spare.
"I'll say, we'll be putting our factories to a test to slice beets at a very good pace to get through this crop," he says.
Source: www.prairiebusinessmagazine.com