02-11-2010, 03:40 PM
nachoman Wrote:I gather such trains and plants no longer exist now that most sugar is grown as cane rather than beets? Does anyone have an approximate date when beet trains were phased out?
The RMC article states that the industry began a decline in the 1970s, with the last beet trains moving in the '90s. Part of the decline was attributed to the rise of corn sweeteners, which were cheaper to produce and easier to transport.
Wayne