Editing Sugar beet (section)

=== Sugar factory ===
{{Main|Beet sugar factory}}
In the 1960s, beet sugar processing was described as consisting of these steps.<ref name="Montana1970" />

* Harvesting and storage in a way that preserves the beet while they wait to be processed
* Washing and scrubbing to remove soil and debris
* Slicing the beet in small pieces called cossettes or chips
* Removing the sugar from the beet in an osmosis process, resulting in raw juice and beet pulp.<ref name="Montana1970" /> 

Nowadays, most sugar factories then refine the raw juice themselves, without moving it to a sugar refinery. The beet pulp is processed on site to become cattle fodder.