Dwindling sugar regions highlight need for improved policies

The head of a sugarbeet cooperative says domestic sugar-producing regions are disappearing because of poor economic conditions. Neil Juhnke with the Michigan Sugar Company tells Brownfield processing facilities in Texas and California have closed over the past year. “The market is oversupplied, we’re over the targeted 15 percent stocks to use,” he explains. “The price […]

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