Transgenic Sugarbeets: Potential for Increased Farm Income

Authors

Dillon Feuz, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Date of this Version

3-22-2000

Citation

Cornhusker Economics, March 22, 2000, agecon.unl.edu/cornhuskereconomics

Comments

Copyright 2000 University of Nebraska.

Abstract

Sugarbeets are grown on nearly 1.5 million acres in the United States, with a production value in excess of $1.1 billion for the 1997 crop year. In Nebraska, sugarbeets are grown on over 65,000 acres in a dozen western counties generating over $36 million dollars in farm revenue. There are two active sugar refineries in the area that contribute to the local economy in terms of value added activity.