We’re a world-class #agriculture co-op owned by #sugarbeet growers in MN and ND, and we are the leading producer of beet #sugar in the U.S. #CrystalSugarCo

Moorhead, MN
Joined January 2016
Plants, Products, and People. These are the economic forces that shape the Red River Valley's families, businesses, and communities. Take a closer look at our cooperative and what makes up American Crystal Sugar. #SweetYear21 bit.ly/3oZGPZZ
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Congrats to Kaden Sanford, Electrician-2nd at our #EastGrandForksFactory, on his FACES of Grand Forks feature! In 10 months at American Crystal Sugar Company, he’s grown through hands-on work, specialized training, and tuition support. Read the feature at bit.ly/4iudTox
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Time to hang up the gloves. #Harvest26 is in the books, with our last piling site wrapping up Saturday. Our deepest gratitude to all American Crystal Sugar Company growers who brought in another crop of #Sugarbeets through a tough year. 📷: @raeraedeere
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You won't find better people than the ones right here in the Red River Valley. ❤️ It's a special place and we love when others get to experience that too.
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100 years and counting! Our East Grand Forks factory is American Crystal Sugar Company’s oldest factory, supported by generations of dedicated employees and sugarbeet growers. Here’s to a century of hard work and strong community roots!
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Congrats to Kyle Kidder, Technical Training Lead at our #EastGrandForksFactory, on celebrating 5 years of service with American Crystal Sugar!
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When the sun goes down, campaign keeps moving. Across the Red River Valley, teams work through the night to keep trucks moving, factories operating, and sugar flowing. Here's to the night shift!
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The workday doesn’t follow the clock during sugarbeet harvest, but it does come with a view. Thanks to Bryan Uggerud for sharing these photos from the field.
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It’s National Real Sugar Day! American Crystal Sugar Company teams are celebrating with #RealSugar treats, including a CRYSTAL SUGAR Bake Off at our #EastGrandForksFactory. Proud to turn locally-grown #Sugarbeets into real sugar.
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Happy National #RealSugar Day! Today we celebrate the goodness of real, all-natural sugar and the incredible people who make it. From our growers and factory employees, to the restaurants, bakeries, and homes who use our sugar — THANK YOU! 💚
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Field → weigh in → unload → back for another load. Together, our 36 piling stations can take in over 50,000 tons of sugarbeets every hour!
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Congratulations to Alisia Hoff of our #HillsboroFactory, named one of the Greater North Dakota Chamber's 2026 Faces of Manufacturing! Thank you to the GNDC for celebrating the people and careers behind North Dakota manufacturing.
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National Real Sugar Day is... TOMORROW!!! Did you know? 🤔 Real sugar is at the heart of real recipes. Thousands of bakeries, restaurants, and other businesses rely on it every day to make foods from scratch. #RealSugar #NationalRealSugarDay
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Harvest help comes in all sizes. These farmhands are showing off some impressive sugarbeets from their family’s fields this #Harvest26. 📷: Samantha Miller & Whitney O’Toole
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National Real Sugar Day is less than 2 DAYS AWAY! Did you know? 🤔 Gold-standard evidence affirms that balanced diets have room for moderate amounts of real sugar. #RealSugar #NationalRealSugarDay
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Curt Knutson has been raising sugarbeets near Fisher, MN, for over 50 years. Throughout the season, generations of growers across the Valley are in the field day and night, working until the job is done. Here's to Curt and all of our growers this #NationalFarmersDay
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National Real Sugar Day is less than 3 DAYS AWAY! Did you know? 🤔 Real sugar plays an important role in making other ingredients shine. For example, it can make whole grain cereal more palatable while contributing to your family's nutrition. #RealSugar #NationalRealSugarDay
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National Real Sugar Day is less than 4 DAYS AWAY! Did you know? 🤔 Without sugar, many of our favorite foods, traditions and generational family recipes wouldn't exist. #RealSugar #NationalRealSugarDay
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National Real Sugar Day is less than 5 DAYS AWAY! Did you know? 🤔 U.S. sugar consumption is the lowest it has been in 40 years, yet obesity has continued to rise. #RealSugar #NationalRealSugarDay
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National Real Sugar Day is less than 6 DAYS AWAY! Did you know? 🤔 Foods we know and love depend on sugar to maintain the qualities people want. #RealSugar #NationalRealSugarDay
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October is National Cooperative Month. So what does it mean to be part of a grower-owned cooperative? We asked our growers. #CoopMonth #BuiltForThisMoment
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