Production Statistics
The world harvested 227.7 million metric tonnes of sugar beet in 2010. The world largest producer was France, with a 31.9 million metric tonnes harvest. The average yield of sugar beet crops worldwide was 48.8 tonnes per hectare.
The most productive sugar beet farms in the world, in 2010, were in Chile with a nationwide average yield of 87.3 tonnes per hectare.
Imperial Valley (California) farmers have achieved yields of about 160 tonnes per hectare and over 26 tonnes sugar per hectare. Imperial valley farms benefit from high intensities of incident radiation and intensive use of irrigation and fertilizers.
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