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Manitoba Beet Growers Stake in the Sugar Industry
Manitoba beet sugar evolved from a fledgling activity in 1940 to a major agricultural and industrial asset. By 1956 nine hundred beet farmers harvested 22,818 acres yielding 228,917 tons for over 62 million pounds of sugar. The Fort Garry plant opened in 1940 with freight protection from seaboard cane sugar, establishing a price differential to secure market share. The Manitoba Sugar Beet Growers Association now coordinates seven districts, negotiating annual contracts that pay growers 61 percent of sugar sale returns, linking farmer income to beet sugar success.
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