Bonbons and candy canes may dominate the American holiday aesthetic, but U.S. confectionery companies are feeling anything but jolly as they head into one of the sugar market’s tightest years
The American Sugar Alliance, which represents beet and cane growers, said last week there is no shortage of sugar in the United States despite calls from sweetener users to make changes to U.S. sugar policy.
Prolonged droughts in major cane-producers Mexico and Louisiana have helped push U.S. sugar futures to the highest ever for this time of year and forced users to turn to high-cost imports instead.
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