sugar company type agricultural marketing cooperative industry agriculture founded 1899 founder henry t. oxnard headquarters moorhead minnesota united states area served minnesota north dakota & montana key people thomas astrup president & ceo products sugar parent united sugars midwest agri commodities website www.crystalsugar.com american crystal sugar company is an agricultural cooperative specializing in the production of sugar and related agri products . american crystal is owned by nearly 2 800 shareholders who raise approximately one third of the nation s sugarbeet acreage in the red river valley of minnesota and north dakota . additional acres are contracted in eastern montana and western north dakota . as the largest beet sugar producer in the united states the company utilizes innovative farming practices low cost production methods and sales and marketing leadership to produce and sell about 15 percent of america s sugar . american crystal operates sugar factories in crookston east grand forks and moorhead minnesota ; drayton and hillsboro north dakota ; and sidney montana under the name sidney sugars incorporated . the company s technical services center and corporate headquarters are also located in moorhead . located in bloomington minnesota united sugars corporation markets american crystal s sugar to retail and industrial customers throughout the nation . midwest agri commodities company based in san rafael california globally markets american crystal s agri products such as sugarbeet pulp molasses csb and betaine . contents 1 company imposed lockout 2 references 2.1 further reading 3 external links company imposed lockout edit in august 2011 96 % of american crystal sugar employees rejected a pact that would have increased wages 13 % over five years 2.5 % per year but which would have demanded greater worker contributions to health insurance coverage and major contract language givebacks including fewer seniority rights . after five votes over a 20 month period 55 % of the members of the bakery confectionery tobacco workers and grain millers international union local 167g ratified a contract that closely resembled the previous four proposals . after nearly 650 employees quit over the lockout period only about 400 reported to work following the final vote . references edit the hr specialist minnesota employment law 30 june 2013 . sugar lockout comes to sweet conclusion for employer . business management . retrieved 12 july 2013 . hughlett mike 28 may 2013 . american crystal sugar lockout ends . startribune . retrieved 12 july 2013 . further reading edit crane murdoch sierra 2015 04 01 . sugar days . virginia quarterly review . 91 2 . norris jim 2009 01 15 . north for the harvest mexican workers growers and the sugar beet industry 1 ed . . st. paul minn minnesota historical society press . isbn 9780873516310 . external links edit official website american crystal sugar company records at the minnesota historical society retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title american crystal sugar company & oldid 742332026 categories sugar companies of the united statescompanies based in minnesotafood and drink companies established in 18991899 establishments in minnesotaprivately held companies based in minnesotaamerican companies established in 1899 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 3 october 2016 at 02 37 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view