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Sugar beet: the crop taking the market by storm

Sugar beet. [iStockphoto]

Sugar beet is a type of root vegetable that is grown primarily for sugar production.

It belongs to the same family as the table beet, but it has higher sugar content, making it valuable for the production of sugar.

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