Ben Abatti III cradled the sugarbeet in his arm, slicing it open. The blade carved through the beet’s dusty, gnarled exterior, revealing a sweet white core. It was a hot mid-July morning. Abatti was ...

BRAWLEY – The last Spreckels Sugar Company processing plant in California is scheduled to shut down by the end of this year or early 2026, nearly 25 years after the Woodland sugar beet facility closed ...

• While sugar cane accounts for half of the sugar produced in the U.S. each year, the other half comes from sugar beets, white root vegetables that weigh two to five pounds each. • California’s ...

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative announced on April 22 that it will close its plant in Brawley, California, which has operated under its subsidiary, Spreckels Sugar Company Inc. Southern ...

Sugar beet remains a crop of significant global economic importance, particularly in regions where it contributes to both sugar production and renewable resource applications. Recent studies have ...

Thirty years ago Spreckels Sugar — which was intertwined with Manteca’s prosperity and history for 75 years — fell victim to changing sugar beet economics and tougher California air quality rules.