Abstract: Sugar beet is considered one of the important crops in Egypt because the production of sugar depends on it as the second crop in production. There is a wide gab between the local production of sugar and its consumption.
The main objective of this study aimed to know the cause of this gap and decrease its size through increasing the production of sugar beet. The study depends mainly on available published data during (1990 – 2007). It showed that 21% of sugar production due to sugar beet. It showed also that the total production of sugar beet was about 2024 Th. Tons. The total production of sugar was about 1223 Th. Tons, the consumption was about 1833 Th. Tons and the gap represented about 610 Th. Tons at the same period of study. The rate of self – sufficient of sugar was about 67%. The results show that this would be 82% if we add 4550 Th. Tons sugar to the total production.
With regard to sugar beet industry in Egypt, the study revealed that there are many problems faced the sugar beet. Some of it related to decrease the total production of crop than the capacity of factories. While the others related to low in operating efficiency of factories. Finally the study suggested some recommendations to achieve the equilibrium between production of sugar and its consumption