Sugar beet and sugar cane growers throughout North America face significant challenges in raising their crops. Biotechnology provides a platform for new technologies to manage these challenges and develop traits, such as new options for weed control, insect protection and disease resistance. Today, Roundup Ready® sugar beet system provides growers with better weed control, improve productivity and reduce impacts on the environment, while delivering a sustainable and geographically diverse supply of the same pure and natural sugar that customers count on.

Experimental sugar cane varieties containing various biotech traits are being thoroughly evaluated around the world, with commercial planting anticipated in the next few years.