On the Question of Constructing a Model for Assessing Production Efficiency when the Quality of Sugar Beet Changes During Storage

The performance of sugar beet factories depends significantly on the quality of the processed raw materials, which is influenced by climatic factors during vegetation and storage. Associated microflora, whose activity is also determined by ambient temperature and humidity, plays a key role. Under the influence of microorganisms, not only is beet sucrose consumed but also non-sugars, which are harmful to production, accumulate. Based on statistical data from sugar factories, the influence of climatic factors on the condition of sugar beet roots as a biosystem, in conjunction with associated microflora, is substantiated. The dynamics of sucrose losses during storage and delivery of raw materials for processing are presented. Laboratory analyses performed regularly in the factory laboratory revealed indicators characterizing the impact of raw material quality on technological processes. A mathematical model has been constructed that allows for the prediction of limestone consumption in production as one of the most important indicators of production efficiency, determining the degree of purification of sugar solutions, the yield and quality of finished products.