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Iowa beet sugar plants enjoy prosperous year
Des Moines reports Iowa beet sugar factories are in peak season with output expected to exceed prior records due to strong demand and favorable prices. Belmond Waverly Mason City Clinton operate plants. Belmond plant costs 1.6 million dollars and could employ about 1,506 at capacity. The piece argues Iowa could save 25 million annually by producing sugar locally rather than importing from Cuba or Honolulu.
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