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American Crystal Warns of Lower Payments in 2026

Published December 7, 2025

American Crystal Sugar Company shareholders gathered in Fargo on Thursday, celebrating another strong crop year but preparing for a far tougher marketing environment. The co-op reported the 2024 crop produced 32.2 tons per acre with 13.2 million tons harvested, generating…

Another Record Year

Published December 6, 2024

This past year's sugarbeet crop was the third consecutive record year for American Crystal Sugar Company. President Tom Astrup thinks it’s something they can build off of for 2025. "We've certainly been blessed with good weather for surgarbeets the last few…

A Record Year for American Crystal Sugar Company

Published December 11, 2023

American Crystal Sugar Company celebrated its 50th anniversary at its annual meeting in Fargo. ACSC CEO Tom Astrup also reflected on the 2023 crop year. “From a crop standpoint, it was really a record year.” This year’s average yield of…

A Higher Payment for ACSC Shareholders

Published December 2, 2022

The 2021 American Crystal Sugar Company harvest produced 11.8 million tons, a notable increase from the previous year. The final shareholder payment for the 2021 fiscal crop was $64.98 per ton. President Tom Astrup says payments for the 2022 crop…

A Better-Than-Expected Crop for American Crystal Sugar Company

Published December 3, 2021

American Crystal Sugar Company President Tom Astrup says there were many bright spots this past year, including a better-than-expected crop at a yield of 28.7 tons per acre and 18 percent sugar content. "In 2019 as a co-op, farmers harvested…

Questions Remain About Sugarbeet Disaster Aid

Published March 2, 2020

American Crystal Sugar Company President Tom Astrup says the breakdown of this WHIP+ program for sugarbeet cooperatives is different. "The traditional disaster program was designed for a farm level claim. With the cooperatives, especially all of the sugarbeet cooperatives across…

Sugarbeet Growers Move Forward from 2019 Harvest

Published December 6, 2019

There's no denying it was a tough harvest for the American Crystal Sugar Company. CEO Tom Astrup told shareholders during the annual meeting nearly one-third of planted acres are still in the field, with the fewest tons harvested since 1994.…

American Crystal Sugar Meets This Week

Published December 1, 2019

American Crystal Sugar Company will hold their annual meeting this week. Responding to the rough harvest, CEO Tom Astrup says the cooperative keeps working on the fundamentals of the sugar business. "This was the absolute worst harvest we've had in…

Hoeven, Peterson Seeking Sugar Disaster Assistance

Published November 22, 2019

North Dakota Senator John Hoeven, Minnesota Representative Collin Peterson and American Crystal Sugar Company CEO Tom Astrup are calling on USDA to provide disaster funding to sugarbeet farmers and cooperatives. Farmers in the Red River Valley left approximately 118,000 acres…

Minnesota Farmers Share the Challenges of a Tough Harvest

Published November 5, 2019

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson got a harvest update from local potato and sugarbeet farmers on Tuesday. The cold, wet weather is a challenge, but farmers are still trying to harvest sugarbeets. According to American Crystal Sugar Company CEO…

Articles tagged under: Tom Astrup

American Crystal Warns of Lower Payments in 2026

Another Record Year

A Record Year for American Crystal Sugar Company

A Higher Payment for ACSC Shareholders

A Better-Than-Expected Crop for American Crystal Sugar Company

Questions Remain About Sugarbeet Disaster Aid

Sugarbeet Growers Move Forward from 2019 Harvest

American Crystal Sugar Meets This Week

Hoeven, Peterson Seeking Sugar Disaster Assistance

Minnesota Farmers Share the Challenges of a Tough Harvest

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