American Crystal Sugar Company beet stock trading is off to a fast start. On August 11, 18 shares were brokered at $5,000 per share. “To my knowledge this is the earliest brokered sale on record,” said Jayson Menke, Acres & Shares broker/owner. “This is also the first time a brokered sale reached $5,000 per share.” The previous high water mark was at $4,900 per share last season. Historically, beet shares are brokered from fall through spring. Previously, the earliest sales had been in late August. In recent years, there have been three active brokers trading shares including Acres & Shares. Additionally, there were an additional 80 shares on August 18th and 21st brokered at $5,000 per share.
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