BEET SUGAR

Founded in 1911, the United States Beet Sugar Association (USBSA) works to advance the unified objectives of America's sugarbeet cooperatives. The organization's vision is to ensure a vibrant and sustainable beet sugar industry as a critical element of America's economy. Members of USBSA are the eight manufacturers of beet sugar in the U.S., which operate 20 factories that process refined sugar from sugarbeets grown in 11 states. The U.S. beet sugar processing industry is 100% farmer-owned cooperative in structure, and every factory operates with organized union workers... The U.S. Beet Sugar Industry's principal objective is to produce high quality products that meet the standards our customers and consumers demand. Through our commitment to best practices and continuous improvement we are global leaders in sustainable sugar production. To that end, we integrated biotechnology into our farming practices which has allowed us to use less water, fertilizer, pesticides, and fuel, while..

Primary location: Washington United States