YOUNGSVILLE, La. (KLFY) — Sugarcane farmers, like the rest of Acadiana, have been experiencing a record-breaking drought. Eddie Lewis III, the operator of Eddie Lewis Cane Farm, LLC, said that the ...
It's been a big year for sugar production, but demand has been keeping pace. Rob Johansson, director of economics and policy analysis for the American Sugar Alliance, speaking at the National ...
American Crystal Sugar Co. produced a record 12.1 million tons of sugarbeets in 2022 during a near-record harvest season that wrapped up in less than three weeks. The company’s farmers finished ...
Minnesota and North Dakota farmers who produce sugarbeets for American Crystal Sugar Co. delivered a record crop of 12.7 million tons to the company in 2023. Yields during the stockpile harvest, which ...
Eddie Lewis III pulls up to his Youngsville farm in a large black Ford pickup truck, handing out gallon containers of water to his workers preparing land to plant the 2024 sugar cane crop. He’s ...