Brazil’s corn production is up, offering an unexpected boon to the global sugar market. High sugar prices may soon fall. As corn becomes more profitable for ethanol, sugar mills are making more sugar and less biofuel. Market analyst Eder Vieito points out to Bloomberg Linea that this could help consumers facing high food costs. Bad […]
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