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What's bad about sugar's performance?

Only a suppliers’ advocate would refer to sugar as “among the worst performing commodities this year” due to its low price. Consumers will consider sugar to be one of the year’s best commodities. Americans would too, if they were able to enjoy the low prices.

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This entry was posted in Uncategorized on 29 August 2007 by jdingel.

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