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00:00Hello, my friends. Today, we are going to the sugar beet fields in the United States
00:06to see how the cultivation and harvesting of millions of tons of sugar beets happens.
00:13In 2021, in the United States, about 1.16 million acres of farmland is used to produce sugar beets.
00:22Most of the sugar beet acreage is concentrated in states like Minnesota, North Dakota, Idaho, and Michigan.
00:34Mid-April is usually when the process of planting sugar beets in Minnesota takes place.
00:40This machine was used to sow about 63,000 seeds per acre.
00:46Currently, Minnesota has about 430,000 acres of land used for sugar beet cultivation.
00:57The time from sowing to harvest of sugar beets lasts about six months,
01:03and the harvest season usually starts from late November to February the following year.
01:13This is the process of harvesting beet leaves in a field in Michigan.
01:18Some farms often harvest beet leaves to make animal feed.
01:23In addition, beet leaves are also used to make juice.
01:28This juice helps to add protein to the body and is very suitable for vegetarians.
01:47About six months after sowing, the fields of sugar beet in Minnesota have begun to be harvested.
01:55In recent years, the United States has always ranked third in the list of countries
02:00producing the most sugar beets in the world, with about 36.7 million tons.
02:07In first place is the Russian Federation, with 47 million tons,
02:12followed by France with 41 million tons.
02:16In 2021, Minnesota, Idaho, North Dakota, and Michigan
02:22are the states with the largest sugar beet production in the country, respectively.
02:29Currently, sugar from beets accounts for 57% of sugar production in the country.
02:51After harvesting, thousands of tons of sugar beets will be transported by trucks to a gathering location,
02:57near the sugar factory.
03:00Thousands of tons of sugar beets will be piled up here,
03:03before being transferred to the sugar production process.
03:08This is what goes on inside a sugar factory in Minnesota.
03:14Billions of beets will be washed and chopped before going to the distillation process.
03:23According to the statistics of the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
03:27in 2021, the sugar production is 7.39 million tons,
03:34in which the output of sugar processed from sugar beet is 4.21 million tons.
03:46This is the monitoring area of the sugar factory.
03:50All stages will be controlled by a computer system.
04:11In the next part of the video, we will go to Strawberry Farms in California,
04:16to see how the production of billions of strawberries happens.
04:22In the next part of the video, we will go to Strawberry Farms in California,
04:26Here's what's going on in the seedling preparation area of a strawberry farm.
04:36The best strawberry roots will be selected to be planted on official farms.
04:53While the seedling preparation is going on in the field,
04:57these workers will prepare the soil and raise the beds to be ready to welcome
05:02the thousands of strawberry plants that are about to be brought here.
05:08As of 2021, the total area of strawberry cultivation in California is 37,000 acres,
05:17and two-thirds of that is in the Santa Maria area.
05:25Inside the seedling preparation area,
05:28thousands of strawberry plants are ready to be planted in the fields.
05:37Mid-August is when strawberry planting takes place on many farms in California.
05:44Currently, in California, more than 10 different varieties of strawberries are produced,
05:49so planting and harvesting times for each variety are also different.
05:55Whenever you go to California, you can buy strawberries because they are harvested all year round here.
06:05After the strawberry planting process is completed,
06:09these workers will install the watering system.
06:13Strawberries are a crop that needs regular watering,
06:17especially during the fruiting season.
06:20On average, each strawberry tree needs about 2 inches of water per day.
06:42Most varieties of strawberries grown in California take about 2 to 3 months to flower,
06:48and the time from flowering to harvest lasts about 4 to 6 weeks.
07:04When the flowers appear, millions of honey bees will be transported here to pollinate.
07:10They are the hard workers of the company that provide pollination services for fruit trees.
07:28These strawberries are ripe.
07:30A new harvest is about to take place.
07:39Every year, about 55,000 workers flock to strawberry farms in California to work.
07:45And they are mainly from Mexico.
07:53The wages of these workers will be calculated according to the number of boxes of strawberries they pick.
08:00On average, each person will earn about $15 per hour.
08:06According to statistics released in 2021,
08:09strawberry production in California is 1.1 million tons,
08:14accounting for 91% of the total strawberry production of the country.
08:19The strawberry industry's revenue is $2.1 billion per year.
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08:59Even when it rains, a strawberry harvest still takes place at this farm.
09:23These are the final jobs of the strawberry crop.
09:27These will be cleared up and a new crop will come in about two weeks.
09:42Next, we'll go to apple cider farms in the United States to see how billions of apples
09:48are grown and harvested before moving to the factory to produce apple cider vinegar and
09:54apple juice.
09:56Unlike common apple varieties such as Fuji or Red Delicious, cider apples often have
10:03a slightly bitter and dry taste.
10:06These factors make them unpalatable, but they are suitable for making cider or apple cider
10:12vinegar.
10:18In the United States, cider apple planting usually takes place in mid-February.
10:24There are now more than 900 cider factories in the United States, and these factories are
10:30concentrated mainly in California and New York.
10:45After about two months from planting, the farmers here will proceed to fertilize the entire
10:51cider apple farm.
11:05The time from planting to harvesting cider apples usually lasts from three to five years, depending
11:11on the apple variety.
11:14In New York, apple trees usually take about four years to reach their first harvest.
11:23Early spring is when these cider apples begin to bloom.
11:26At that time, millions of honey bees were brought to these farms for pollination.
11:51After about three months from the time the flowers are pollinated, these cider apples are ready
11:57to be harvested.
12:05Unlike the process of harvesting the finest apples that takes place in Washington, the process
12:11of harvesting cider apples happens quickly with the appearance of modern machines.
12:20The fact that the cider apple is crushed will not affect the production of cider and apple
12:25cider vinegar much.
12:30In 2020, the production of cider in the United States was about 176,000 tonnes.
13:07Billions of apples after being harvested are sent to factories to produce cider and apple cider vinegar.
13:15Have you ever drunk cider?
13:18Let us know how you feel about the taste of this drink.
13:23This is what happens at a cider factory.
13:26Here, billions of apples will be washed and ineligible ones will be discarded.
13:48Next, the apples will be pressed to get juice and the apple juice will then be fermented with
13:54the factory's secret recipe.
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15:23At the end of the video, we will go to Apple Farms in Washington to see how millions of delicious
15:29apples here are picked.
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