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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An American Crystal sugar beet processing plant runs during the beet harvest Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Photo by Nicole ...

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 ...

Photo taken by Aucto - Spreckels Main Office Building, Brawley, California Photo taken by Aucto - Spreckels Facility Overview, Brawley, California RT 4 Diffuser at Spreckels Facility in Brawley ...