Dismal Weather Destroys 45% of Sugar Beet Harvest in Southern Alberta Alberta's sugar beet harvest has been called off, leaving 45 per cent of the crop in the ground and making this the worst harvest in decades. Severe snow and frost severely damaged the beet crop beyond saving, Source: cbc.ca, November 8, 2019 Draw a graph to show the market for sugar beets before and after the severe snow and frost.