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Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris var. altissima), plant of Mediterranean 
origin. Beet sugar was discovered in 1747, and the world's first beet 
sugar refinery started operating in Silesia in 1801. Breeding raised 
the sugar content from 1-4% to 18-20%. Sugar beet cultivation in 
Austria is subject to quota restrictions, beet farmers' delivery 
rights being negotiated from year to year by the Association of Beet 
Farmers and the sugar factories ( Sugar Industry). The land area under 
sugar beet totalled 52,019 hectares in 1994, crop yield varied 
between 50 and 60 tons per hectare.


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