After several brief heat shutdowns, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative is hopeful they can finish the harvest without further interruptions. “We are very confident of our beet storage down here,” says Cody Bakker, ag strategy manager, SMBSC. Yields across the growing region are varied, but Bakker expects the average to settle in the mid to upper 20-ton range. “What we’re seeing at the end here is well into the 30’s. Guys kind of saved their best beets for last.”
