American Crystal Sugar Company general agronomist Joe Hastings says the recent warm temperatures were a challenge during the pre-pile harvest. “We’ve been pre-piling between the rains.” Hastings says sugar content is good so far. “It’s hanging in the 16.5 percent range for the Red River Valley average. In the south, there are lower sugars in the sugarbeets and in the north, the sugar is higher. The reverse is happening for yields.”
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