UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 22, 2009

MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

North Dakota	33-94644	23-7222188
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)
7525 Red River Road Wahpeton, North Dakota		58075
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (701) 642-8411

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Item 8.01OTHER EVENTS.

On December 18, 2009 Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative’s (the Company) Board of Directors approved a change to the estimated sugarbeet payment for the 2009 crop. The Company’s current sugarbeet payment estimate totaling 15.546174 cents per pound of extractible and bonus sugar ($40.00 per ton of harvested sugarbeets), has been increased to 16.059681 cents per pound of extractible and bonus sugar ($41.26 per ton of average quality harvested sugarbeets). The $41.26 sugarbeet payment has a $1.00 per ton of sugarbeets budget contingency hold back until such time as the Company has an accurate assessment of what the final payment for the 2009 sugarbeet crop will be.

The estimated sugarbeet payment is based upon the best information available as of December 18, 2009. The estimated sugarbeet payment may be changed, modified or amended as additional information becomes available during the Company’s fiscal year. The final sugarbeet payment will be determined and paid in October of 2010.

Any statements regarding future market prices, anticipated costs, agricultural results, operating results and other statements that are not historical facts contained in this 8-K report are forward-looking statements. The words "expect", "project", "estimate", "believe", "anticipate", "plan", "intend", "could", "may", "predict" and similar expressions are also intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, without limitation, market factors, the effect of weather and economic conditions, farm and trade policy, the available supply of sugar, available quantity and quality of sugarbeets and other factors detailed elsewhere in this and other Company filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially from those indicated.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE
Dated: December 22, 2009	By	/S/ David H. Roche
		David H. Roche President and Chief Executive Officer