Growers Seek Pact as Sugar Beet Talks Stall
About 260 members of the Beet Growers Association and Western Sugar Co are negotiating contracts in the first week of March with no agreement by April 7. Growers from five states attend the Nebraska meeting where State Senator John DeCamp represents the Growers Association and notes that all critical issues remain unresolved.
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Denver
Great Western Sugar Co
Growers Association
GW Sugar
Nebraska
John DeCamp
Great Western Plant At Ovid Sugar Contract Fallout
State Senator John W. DeCamp urged an immediate inquiry into Great Western's contract failures amid a Western Nebraska sugar dispute. He accused the company of monopolistic practices and risking regional economies and sugar prices, as negotiations stalled since March 4 across five states. Beet farmers fear losses while Holly Sugar Co. remains at capacity, limiting alternatives for western Nebraska growers.
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John W. DeCamp
Legislative Agriculture Committee
Nebraska
Virginia Smith
Great Western Company
DeCamp
Western Outlook
Weak contracts risk western Nebraska sugar beet economy
Great Western Sugar Co offers contracts that may deter growers from planting gene corn or beans, potentially halving a $56 million sugar beet industry and affecting $25 million in economic impact across western Nebraska towns. Farmers would pay extra freight and be paid only for sugar in sacks, risking costs per acre and poor returns.
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Great Western Sugar Co
Nebraska Valley
Growers Association
West Neobraska
Great Western
Great Western Company
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