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Favorable weather has allowed the 2026 sugar beet harvest to make up lost time.
At mid-month, only about a fourth of the 2026 crop had been delivered by beet growers in the Lovell factory …
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Favorable weather has allowed the 2026 sugar beet harvest to make up lost time.
At mid-month, only about a fourth of the 2026 crop had been delivered by beet growers in the Lovell factory district of Western Sugar Cooperative.
The last two weeks turned that slow start completely around.
On Monday, Oct. 26, Western Sugar reported 86% of the Lovell district’s crop was in hand. That leaves less than 1,800 acres to harvest.
“The weather looks good to finish by this weekend, with maybe a few stragglers,” said Heart Mountain grower and beet board member Ric Rodriguez.
Yields in the 2026 crop have been down a little from record tonnage of years past, but the quality has been consistently high with sugar content averaging 18.75%.
“The Lovell factory has run very well after the initial late start,” Rodriguez added.
