This report analyzes production and financial characteristics of sugar beet producers in seven regions. Section 1 examines the structural characteristics of U.S. sugar beet producers. Sugar beet production; land use, tenure, irrigation, and livestock enterprises are considered. Section 2 discusses production costs, including cost estimates, production efficiency estimates, and economies of size. Section 3 provides information on financial characteristics. Data are presented on sales class distributions, total cash income, and net worth. Section 4 briefly addresses sugar legislation and the farm firm. Discussions in the final section present structural and financial characteristics of sugar beet operators in each of the seven surveyed production regions: Michigan and Ohio; Minnesota and Eastern North Dakota; Colorado, Nebraska, and Southeastern Wyoming; Montana, Northwestern Wyoming, and Northwestern North Dakota; Eastern Idaho; Western Idaho and Oregon; and California. The report includes 40 tables and 20 figures. (YLB)