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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: wetland bee on December 30, 2009, 07:44:24 PM

Title: sugar prices going up
Post by: wetland bee on December 30, 2009, 07:44:24 PM
Lancaster county, Pa.  has candy makers . Evening news just interviewed one of the owners. He is expecting large increase in price. Jan / Feb
Title: Re: sugar prices going up
Post by: Kathyp on December 30, 2009, 08:01:55 PM
wait until they slap the candy tax on him.  guess we should all stock up on sugar?  did the interview say why?
Title: Re: sugar prices going up
Post by: bee-nuts on December 30, 2009, 08:53:00 PM
High price for HFCS has increased the demand for cane sugar.  Soda makers are even using cane sugar instead of corn syrup in some cases.

http://www.flex-news-food.com/pages/16270/Corn/Sugar/Sweetener/higher-corn-syrup-prices-sugar-look-sweeter-dj.html (http://www.flex-news-food.com/pages/16270/Corn/Sugar/Sweetener/higher-corn-syrup-prices-sugar-look-sweeter-dj.html)
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