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USDA Lowers 2005 Sugar Beet EstimateWASHINGTON - Jun 9/06 - SNS -- Sugar beet production in 2005 is revised to 27.5 million tons, fractionally lower than the January end of season estimate and 8% below 2004, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. Area harvested totaled 1.24 million acres, 4,000 above January but 5% below the previous year and the smallest harvested area since 2001. The revised yield is 22.2 tons per acre, down 0.1 ton from the January estimate and 0.8 ton below the 2004 yield. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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