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Facility
Factory aerial photo
Location
| Physical Location: |
East Holly Street, Sidney, Montana |
| Mailing Address: |
35140 County Rd 125, Sidney, MT 59270 |
| Phone Number: |
(406) 433-3301 |
| Capacity Averages |
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| Total Annual Beet Slice |
850,000 |
| Daily Beet Slice |
6,200 |
| Sugar Production |
2.4 to 3.2 Million CWT |
| Daily Sugar Production |
19,000 |
| Number of Campaign Days |
140 |
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| History |
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| Year Built: |
1925 |
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| Major renovations/upgrades/additions: |
| Acreage expansion from 38,800 to over 45,000 |
1996 |
| Ten sugar storage silos |
1996 |
| Thick juice storage tank |
1997 |
| Pulp press building |
1997 |
| Beet receiving station and pile ventilation |
1997 |
| Tower diffuser |
1998 |
| Automation |
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| Lime kiln and slacker modification |
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| Employment |
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| Number of year round employees |
88 |
| Number of seasonal employees |
120 average |
| Number of harvest employees |
60 average |
| Number of salaried employees |
34 |
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| Agricultural Information |
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| Number of growers |
175 |
| Number of acres planted |
43,000 |
| Tons of beet produced |
900,000 |
| Six Beet receiving stations: Culbertson, Savage, Pleasantview, Powder River, Sugar Valley, Factory |
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| By-Products sold annually, averages in tons |
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| Pressed Pulp |
50,000 |
| Pellets |
35,000 |
| Molasses |
40,000 |
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