What are the benefits to consumers?
Consumers benefit from both a product and an environmental standpoint. Because sugar is an important ingredient in the North American food supply, it is vital to have a sustainable and geographically diverse supply of sugar and sugar byproducts to support the North American food industry for consumers. In North America, hurricanes, droughts, floods, frosts and other environmental events have historically challenged the dependable supply of sugar products. Also, biotechnology-enhanced sugar beets, like other biotech crops, lessen the impacts on the environment. The Roundup Ready® system in sugar beets requires fewer herbicide applications to effective control weeds. Fewer tractor trips across the field mean reduced greenhouse gas emissions, reduced soil erosion, reduced soil compaction and enhanced water conservation.
