ABSTRACT
The nineteenth century, in particular its latter half, saw a large increase in the production of sugar. This increase was largely the result of the growth of beet sugar production. The beet sugar production began to become economically viable at the beginning of the nineteenth century, and took off during the 1830s with the strong stimuli given by the Prussian and French governments. By the 1860s, its production accounted for one quarter of world production. As early as the 1890s, its share exceeded 50 per cent, taking over the dominant position occupied by the cane sugar production.
