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SUGARBEET FACTORIES Company, Factory, Date Erected, Capacity (tons per day)

Spreckels Sugar Company Factory**Wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar CooperativeBrawley, CA . . . . . . . . . Est . 1947-48 . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 10,000 tons/day

Amalgamated Sugar Company FactoriesMini-Cassia, ID . . . . . . Est . 1917 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 17,500 tons/dayNampa, ID . . . . . . . . . Est . 1942 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 12,000 tons/dayTwin Falls, ID . . . . . . . . Est . 1916 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 6,800 tons/day

Michigan Sugar Company FactoriesBay City, MI . . . . . . . . Est . 1901 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 8,700 tons/dayCaro, MI . . . . . . . . . . . Est . 1899 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 3,800 tons/dayCroswell, MI . . . . . . . . Est . 1902 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 4,000 tons/daySebewaing, MI . . . . . . . Est . 1902 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 5,500 tons/day

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative FactoryWahpeton, ND . . . . . . . Est . 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 9,300 tons/day

American Crystal Sugar Company FactoriesCrookston, MN . . . . . . . Est . 1954 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 5,900 tons/dayEast Grand Forks, MN Est . 1926 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 9,200 tons/dayMoorhead, MN . . . . . . Est . 1948 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 5,900 tons/dayDrayton, ND . . . . . . . . Est . 1965 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 6,700 tons/dayHillsboro, ND . . . . . . . . Est . 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 9,000 tons/day

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative FactoryRenville, MN . . . . . . . . Est . 1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 17,500 tons/day

Sidney Sugars, Inc. Factory**Wholly owned subsidiary of American Crystal Sugar CompanySidney, MT . . . . . . . . . Est . 1925 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 6,275 tons/day

Western Sugar Cooperative FactoriesFort Morgan, CO . . . . Est: 1906 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 5,820 tons/dayBillings, MT . . . . . . . . . Est . 1906 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 5,000 tons/dayScottsbluff, NE . . . . . . . Est . 1910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 5,000 tons/dayLovell, WY . . . . . . . . . . Est . 1916 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 3,000 tons/dayTorrington, WY . . . . . . Est . 1926 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 5,500 tons/day

Wyoming Sugar Cooperative FactoryWorland, WY . . . . . . . . Est . 1916 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Slicing 3,600 tons/day

AMERICAN SUGARBEETGROWERS ASSOCIATIONSugar Industry BioTech Council 1156 15th St., N.W. Suite 1101 Washington, DC 20005Phone: 202-833-2398Fax: 240-235-4291Luther Markwart, executive vice president Email: info@americansugarbeet.orgwww.americansugarbeet.org

American Sugar Alliance2111 Wilson Blvd. Suite 600 Arlington, VA 22201Phone: 703-351-5055Fax: 703-351-6698Vickie Rideout Myers, executive directorEmail: info@sugaralliance.orgwww.sugaralliance.org

BEET SUGAR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (BSDF)American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists (ASSBT)800 Grant St., 300Denver, CO 80203Phone: 303-832-4460Thomas K. Schwartz, executive vice presidentwww.bsdf-assbt.org

Sugar Association, Inc.1300 L St., N.W., Ste.1001 Washington, D.C. 20005 Phone: 202-785-1122 Fax: 202-785-5019 Andrew Briscoe, president & chief executive officerE-mail: sugar@sugar.orgwww.sugar.org

U.S. Beet Sugar Association1156 15th St., N.W. Suite 1019Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 800-872-0127Fax: 202-331-2065James Johnson, presidentEmail: beetsugar@aol.comElin Peltz, vice presidentEmail: epeltz@beetsugar.orgwww.beetsugar.org

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U.S. SUGAR PRODUCTION142,000 Number of American sugar jobs in jeopardy of being outsourced without no-cost sugar policy$20 billion Annual economic activity generated by American sugar production22 Number of states that produce sugar2.1 million Acres of sugarbeets and sugarcane planted in America in 2012-1350/50 About half of America’s sugar comes from cane, the other half from beets100 Percent of beet processing factories that arefarmer-owned

U.S. SUGAR POLICY AND TRADE$0 What U.S. sugar policy cost American taxpayers in the 2002 and 2008 farm bills4 to 0 Every one of the four sugar policy votes taken dur-ing the 112th Congress rejected attempts by Big Candy lobby-ists to weaken no-cost sugar policy120,000 Number of EU jobs lost since Europe weakened its sugar policy and became more dependent on foreign suppliers50 Percentage of global sugar exports controlled by Brazil65 Percentage of Americans who’d rather buy homegrown sugar than imports, even if foreign sugar were cheaper41 Number of foreign countries from which America imports sugar

CALIFORNIAAcres Harvested . . . . . .24,500Total Tons. . . . . . . . 1,078,000Yield (tons per acre) . . . . . . 44Percent of U.S. Production . . . 3

COLORADO Acres Harvested . . . . . .29,700Total Tons. . . . . . . . . .944,000Yield (tons per acre) . . . . .31.8Percent of U.S. Production . .2.6 IDAHOAcres Harvested . . . . .182,000Total Tons. . . . . . . . 6,425,000Yield (tons per acre) . . . . .35.3Percent of U.S. Production .18.2

MICHIGANAcres Harvested . . . . .153,000Total Tons. . . . . . . . 4,437,000Yield (tons per acre) . . . . .29.0Percent of U.S. Production .12.5

MINNESOTAAcres Harvested . . . . .463,000Total Tons. . . . . . . 12,270,000Yield (tons per acre) . . . . .26.5Percent of U.S. Production .34.8

MONTANAAcres Harvested . . . . . .45,800Total Tons. . . . . . . . 1,292,000Yield (tons per acre) . . . . .28.2Percent of U.S. Production . .3.6

NEBRASKAAcres Harvested . . . . . .48,900Total Tons. . . . . . . . 1,457,000Yield (tons per acre) . . . . .29.8Percent of U.S. Production . .4.1

NORTH DAKOTAAcres Harvested . . . . .215,000Total Tons. . . . . . . . 6,020,000Yield (tons per acre) . . . . . . 28Percent of U.S. Production . . 17

OREGONAcres Harvested . . . . . .11,000Total Tons. . . . . . . . . .418,000Yield (tons per acre) . . . . . . 38Percent of U.S. Production . .1.1

WYOMINGAcres Harvested . . . . . .31,300Total Tons. . . . . . . . . .895,000Tield (tons per acre) . . . . .28.6Percent of U.S. Production . .2.5

SUGARBEET PRODUCTION DATA

All data from Sugar and Sweetener Yearbook, March 2013 ERS/USDA.Individual association data will differ slightly from the state data provided

by ERS/USDA. Source: www.ers.usda.gov

U.S. SUGARBEET COMPANIES1 Amalgamated Sugar

Company, LLC 3184 Elder St. Boise, ID 83705 Phone: 208-383-6500 Website: www.scroop.com

2 American Crystal Sugar Company 101 N. 3rd St. Moorhead, MN 56560 Phone: 218-236-4400 Website: www.crystalsugar.com

3 Sidney Sugars, Inc.* 35140 County Road 125 Sidney, MT 59270 Phone: 406-433-3301 Email: ssing@crystalsugar.com Website: www.crystalsugar.com *Wholly owned subsidiary of American

Crystal Sugar Company

4 Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative

7525 Red River Road Wahpeton, ND 58075 Phone: 701-642-8411 Email: communication@mdf.coop Website: www.mdf.coop

5 Michigan Sugar Company 2600 S. Euclid Ave. Bay City, MI 48706 Contact: Ray VanDriessche,

Executive Director Phone: 989-686-0161 Email: ray.vandriessche@michi-

gansugar.com Website: www.michigansugar.com

6 Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative

83550 County Road 21 P.O. Box 500 Renville, MN 56284 Phone: 320-329-8305 Fax: 320-329-3252 Email: info@smbsc.com Website: www.smbsc.com

7 Spreckels Sugar Company* P.O. Box 581 Brawley, CA 92227-0581 Phone: 760-344-3110 Fax: 760-344-4555 Email: info@smbsc.com *Wholly owned subsidiary of Southern

Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative

8 Western Sugar Cooperative 7555 E. Hampden Ave. #600 Denver, CO 80231 Phone: 303-830-3939 Fax: 303-830-3941 Website: www.westernsugar.com

9 Wyoming Sugar Company, LLC 300 S. First St. P.O. Box 468 Worland, WY 82401 Phone: 307-347-3261 Fax: 307-347-4818

AMERICA’S SUGAR PRODUCERS

BY THE NUMBERS

All information supplied by the American Sugar Alliance. Visit www.sugaralliance.org.

CALIFORNIACalifornia Beet Growers Association, LTD.2 W. Swain RoadStockton, CA 95207-4395Contact: Ben Goodwin, Valerie NunesPhone: 209-477-5596Fax: 209-477-1610Email: calbeetgrow@sbcglobal.net

Sugar Companies 7 Spreckels Sugar Company* *Wholly owned subsidiary of

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative

COLORADO Colorado SugarbeetGrowers Association710 11th Ave., Suite 111Greeley, CO 80631Contact: Susan SewaldPhone: 970-352-6875Email: csugarbeet@aol.com

NEBCO BeetGrowers Association4985 County Road 30Sedgwick, CO 80749Contact: Ryder JenikPhone: 970-520-1303Email: ryderjenik@gmail.com

Sugar Companies 8 Western Sugar Cooperative

IDAHOElwyhee BeetGrowers AssociationP.O. Box 818 Mountain Home, ID 83647Contact: Blaine HuletPhone: 208-834-2440Email: huey7@speedyquick.net

Idaho SugarbeetGrowers Association1951 S. Saturn Way, Suite 100Boise, ID 83709Contact: Mark DuffinPhone: 208-343-0167Email: mduffin@qwestoffice.net

Nyssa-Nampa Sugarbeet Growers Association P.O. Box 2723Nyssa, OR 97913Contact: Norma BurbankPhone: 208-863-5353Email: norma@fortboise.com Sugar Company 1 Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC

MICHIGANMichigan Sugar Company 2600 S. Euclid Ave. Bay City, MI 48706Contact: Ray VanDriesschePhone: 989-686-0161Email: ray.vandriessche@michigan-sugar.comWebsite: www.michigansugar.com

Sugar Companies 5 Michigan Sugar Company

MINNESOTAMinn-Dak Farmers Cooperative7525 Red River RoadWahpeton, ND 58075Contact: Brent DavisonPhone: 701-671-1314Email: bdavison@mdf.coop Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association1401 32nd St., SWFargo, ND 58103Contact: Nick SinnerPhone: 701-239-4151Email: nick.sinner@rrvsga.com Website: www.rrvsga.com

Southern MinnesotaBeet Sugar Cooperative83550 County Road 21P.O. Box 500Renville, MN 56284Contact: Kathy BrunnerPhone: 320-329-4143Email: kathy_brunner@smbsc.com Sugar Companies 2 American Crystal Sugar Company4 Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative6 Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar

Cooperative

MONTANABig Horn County Sugarbeet Growers AssociationRoute 1 Box 1275Hardin, MT 59034Contact: Shawn NedensPhone: 406-665-3464Email: snjndens@yahoo.com Montana-DakotaBeet Growers Association1013 Lincoln Ave. NWSidney, MT 59270Contact: Dave ReidlePhone: 406-488-5422Email: dbreidle@midrivers.com

Southern Montana Sugarbeet Growers AssociationP.O. Box 715Hysham, MT 59038Contact: Ervin SchlemmerPhone: 406-668-7313Email: beets4sugar@hotmail.com

Sugar Companies 3 Sidney Sugars, Inc .* *Wholly owned subsidiary of

American Crystal Sugar Company8 Western Sugar Cooperative

NEBRASKANEBCO BeetGrowers Association4985 County Road 30Sedgwick, CO 80749Contact: Ryder JenikPhone: 970-520-1303Email: ryderjenik@gmail.com

Nebraska SugarbeetGrowers AssociationP.O. Box 466Scottsbluff, NE 69361-0466Contact: Soni SmithPhone: 308-436-5824Email: nesbga@gmail.com Sugar Company 8 Western Sugar Cooperative

NORTH DAKOTAMinn-Dak Farmers Cooperative7525 Red River RoadWahpeton, ND 58075Contact: Brent DavisonPhone: 701-671-1314Email: bdavison@mdf.coop

Montana-DakotaBeet Growers Association1013 Lincoln Ave. NWSidney, MT 59270Contact: Dave ReidlePhone: 406-488-5422Email: dbreidle@midrivers.com

Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association1401 32nd St. SWFargo, ND 58103Contact: Nick SinnerPhone: 701-239-4151Email: nick.sinner@rrvsga.com Website: www.rrvsga.com

Sugar Companies 4 Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative2 American Crystal Sugar Company

OREGONNyssa-Nampa Sugarbeet Growers AssociationP.O. Box 2723Nyssa, OR 97913Contact: Norma BurbankPhone: 208-863-5353Fax: 208-674-3207Email: norma@fortboise.com

Sugar Company 1 Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC All commercially-grown sugarbeet

seed in the U.S. is produced in western Oregon (Salem) by West Coast Seed and BetaSeed, Inc., which employ 35 full-time employees and have a combined payroll of about $1 million. The annual value of the beet seed is about $5.5 million.

WYOMINGBig Horn Basin BeetGrowers Association52 County Road 2ECCody, WY 82414Contact: Glen ReedPhone: 307-587-2847Email: reedfarms@wyoming.com

Washakie Beet Growers Cooperative1200 E. Hilltop DriveWorland, WY 82401Contact: John SnyderPhone: 307-347-8762Email: sagecreeksugar1@gmail.com

Sugar Companies 8 Western Sugar Cooperative9 Wyoming Sugar Company, LLC

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