date:Dec 20, 2018
sugar producers in ruins. As they began rebuilding, they faced growing competition from several quarters: cheap sugar produced in places like Cuba, as well as a growing amount of refined sugar derived from beets grown in Europe and, eventually, the U.S.
Farmers growing sugarcane in Louisiana clamored for protection and they generally got it. But so, too, did American beet growers, which also struggled to compete in the global marketplace. In Congress, growers made dire predictions that the na