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Agriculture
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Here's how much California's sugar beet business has imploded

California's last sugar beet factory, Spreckels, is closing and moving operations to Minnesota, causing major job and economic losses in Imperial County.
Agriculture
fromwww.ocregister.com
1 week ago

Here's how much California's sugar beet business has imploded

California's last sugar beet processing plant in Brawley will close, moving operations to Minnesota, causing major job and economic losses in impoverished Imperial County.
fromFortune
3 months ago

Trump's Coca Cola post tanked share prices for high fructose corn syrup makers

President Trump posted on social media that Coca-Cola executives had agreed to only use real cane sugar for products in the U.S., impacting sweetener manufacturers' shares.
US politics
US politics
fromThe Nation
6 months ago

The Bitter Taste of Labor Violations

Former industrial sites transform into luxury residences, highlighting gentrification.
The U.S. government has taken action against labor abuses in sugar production.
Political donations heavily influence the lifting of import bans.
Labor conditions for workers in the Dominican Republic remain concerning.
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