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Sugarbeet Crops Up Over Last YearWASHINGTON - Oct 9/09 - SNS -- Production of sugarbeets for the 2009 crop year is forecast at 30.1 million tons, 1% below the September 1 forecast but up 15% from last year, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. Production forecasts remained unchanged from September in all estimating States except Minnesota and North Dakota where slight decreases in expected yield led to decreased production. Growers expect to harvest 1.16 million acres, unchanged from the September 1 forecast but 15% above last year. Expected yield is forecast at a record high 26.8 tons per acre, down 0.2 ton from September but up 0.1 ton from 2008. Record high yields are also forecast in Colorado, Montana, Oregon, and Wyoming. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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