宁夏引黄灌区土壤肥沃、灌溉便利、日照时间长、昼夜温差大，非常适合糖料甜菜种植。自７０年代初甜菜种植后，由于其高产高糖，促进了宁夏甜菜糖业的迅速发展。到８０年代末，自治区建起了３座日加工１５００ｔ的大型糖厂，甜菜种植面积由几万亩发展到２０多万亩，甜菜糖... Ningxia Yellow River Irrigation Area fertile soil, irrigation convenience, long sunshine, large temperature difference between day and night, very suitable for sugar beet cultivation. Since beet cultivation in the early 1970s, due to its high yield and high sugar, the rapid development of sugar beet industry in Ningxia has been promoted. By the end of the 1980s, three large-scale sugar mills with a daily processing capacity of 1,500 tons were established in the autonomous region. The area for beet cultivation has grown from tens of thousands of mu to more than 20 million mu, and beet sugar has been used in many fields.