31,000
BEETS ARE IN EACH TRUCKLOAD
142,000
JOBS ARE SUPPORTED BY SUGAR PRODUCTION IN 22 STATES
America is the world’s largest sugar importer.
TERMINOLOGY
BEET SUGAR
- Sugar that is processed directly or indirectly from sugar beets, sugar beet molasses or in-process beet sugar
CANE SUGAR
- Sugar derived directly or indirectly from sugarcane, including sugarcane molasses
RAW SUGAR
- Any sugar not suitable for human consumption without further refinement
REFINING FACILITY
- Facility that processes raw sugar or imported molasses into refined sugar
FUN FACTS
- Sugar production creates 14,324 jobs in ND
The average sugar beet weighs 2 lbs. and contains 5 oz. of sugar
It takes 40 two (2) lb. beets to make a 10-lb bag of sugar
Sugar has 15 calories per teaspoon
Sugar generates $20 billion in economic activity for the U.S.
Over 1 ton of sugar is produced per minute
120 countries produce sugar
Sugar prices in the US are lower today than 30 yrs ago, yet the price of a candy bar has increased 300% over that time
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative tare lab analyzes up to 55,000 sugar beet samples per harvest
MDFC processes up to 12,000 tons of beets per day and produces 3,500,000 pounds of sugar per day