Sugar Beet Outlook

BILLINGS - Despite a setback in early October, there's still a chance Montana sugar beet farmers could see a record crop this year. Governor Brian Schweitzer says this year's crop is still touch and go, as 20% of the beets are still in the ground. If harvest ended Thursday, officials estimate losses between $5 million and $12 million. The governor says things look good as long as temperatures stay above 20 degrees. "That 20% is deteriorating everyday. We heard that the same fields before the frost went from 17.5% down to 14% sugar, but that's still better then having them froze in the ground," said Schweitzer. In October, more than a dozen eastern Montana counties urged Governor Schweitzer to declare a state of emergency after a blast of frigid temperatures hit as farmers began harvest.

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