内蒙古河套地区土质肥沃、灌溉方便,具有积温高、日照长、昼夜温差大的自然特点,故十分有利甜菜的生长和糖分积累。七十年代初期,河套地区建设了临河、五原、嶝口三座中小糖厂,包头糖厂的加工能力也有所增加。但从当时甜菜的生产情况看,由于多方面的原因,单产水平较低,原料甜菜的数量不能保证加工能力日益增长的需要,加之本地区由于种植年限的延长,又 Inner Mongolia Hetao area fertile soil, convenient irrigation, with high temperature, long sunshine, large temperature difference between day and night, the natural characteristics, it is very conducive to the growth of sugar beet and accumulation. In the early 1970s, three small and medium sized sugar mills, Linhe, Wuyuan and Qiaokou, were built in Hetao. The processing capacity of Baotou Sugar Mill also increased. However, from the time of the production of sugar beet, due to a variety of reasons, the low yield level, the number of raw beet can not guarantee the growing demand for processing capacity, coupled with the extension of the region due to planting, and