Michigan Sugar finishes up harvest, officials say crop better than expected

Michigan Sugar growers had a sweet ending to a rough growing season. Paul Pfenninger, vice president of agriculture for Michigan Sugar, said the cooperative harvested 3.97 million tons of sugar beets with an average of 18 percent sugar content. The last beets were harvested Nov. 17, although Pfenninger said they are still receiving some beets at the Bay City facility. “We are very happy with where we ended the season,” he said. “We had a difficult harvest season with it being wet. Our numbers weren’t quite what we were hoping for when we planted this spring, but we’re not disappointed with them at all.”

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