<P> In 2013 , Russia , France , the United States , Germany , and Turkey were the world 's five largest sugar beet producers . In 2010 -- 2011 , North America and Europe did not produce enough sugar from sugar beets to meet overall demand for sugar and were all net importers of sugar . The US harvested 1,004,600 acres ( 406,547 ha ) of sugar beets in 2008 . In 2009 , sugar beets accounted for 20 % of the world 's sugar production . </P>
where does the bulk of sugar beets mass come from
Russia France United States Germany Turkey