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Daily Archives: January 19, 2012

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The Tale of Two Intertwined Industries

Current Farm PolicyBy Farm Policy FactsJanuary 19, 2012Leave a comment

Western Sugar, a company now owned by farmers, closed its Goodland, Kan., sugarbeet factory in 1985. Sugar prices were low, the cost of doing business was climbing, and tough decisions were made that hurt workers and farmers. The Kansans who lost their jobs weren’t alone. From 1985 to 2008 low sugar prices remained stagnant as…

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