Articles tagged under: American Crystal Sugar Comany
Beet Stock Values
Published November 21, 2022
There were five American Crystal Sugar Company beet stock brokered trades last week totaling 98 shares at $4,800 per share. On a weekly basis, Acres & Shares tracks all brokered sales and provides a beet stock snapshot.ACSC Sugarbeet Harvest Coming to an End
Published October 20, 2022
American Crystal Sugar Company General Agronomist Joe Hastings says the co-op has had shutdowns due to heat and freezing temps during the same week. Hastings remains happy with harvest. "The daily sugar content has been great, probably around that 19…Beet Stock Values
Published March 7, 2022
American Crystal Sugar Company beet stock trading continues to be in a lull. According to Acres & Shares, last week only 14 shares were brokered at an average price of $4,367.86 per share. “It’s been pretty quiet the past few…DOJ Challenges Sugar Industry Merger
Published November 29, 2021
The U.S. Justice Department is challenging United Sugar’s proposed acquisition of Imperial Sugar Company, citing antitrust concerns. Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter said this merger would eliminate “aggressive competition” in the refined sugar industry. United Sugar is a marketing cooperative…Recent Rains Improve Tonnage for American Crystal Sugarbeets
Published September 25, 2021
Pre-pile sugarbeet harvest continues for the American Crystal Sugar Company. General Agronomist Joe Hastings says a little more than 10 percent of this year’s crop is harvested. "With the rains we've had the last few weeks, the percentage of sugar…Wet Conditions Influence Beet Crop in NW MN
Published August 28, 2020
East of Stephen, Minnesota farmer Craig Halfmann finished pre-pile sugarbeet harvest Tuesday. "The crop has been all over the board. The first field we dug, we had a lot of drowned out and root rot. Then, when we got to…ACSC Projects a 28.5 Ton Beet Crop
Published August 13, 2020
Pre-pile sugarbeet harvest begins this week for American Crystal Sugar Company. General agronomist Joe Hastings says the latest root samples indicate a crop better than 28.5 tons per acres. The plan is to start the factories on August 20. Each factory…USDA Adjusts Sugar Marketing Allocations
Published April 2, 2020
USDA is reassigning beet sugar marketing allocations and adjusting tariff-rate quotas to meet a sugar stocks-to-use ratio of at least 13.5 percent for the 2020 fiscal year. With this decision, American Crystal Sugar Company is seeing its allocation go from…Seeking an Equitable Solution for Beet Growers
Published December 11, 2019
USDA is reviewing options to provide disaster assistance to sugarbeet producers. North Dakota Senator John Hoeven, Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson and Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative CEO Kurt Wickstrom met with USDA Undersecretary Bill Northey to discuss the losses seen this fall.…