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Commodity Markets
Global Sugar Prices Hit 15-Month High as El Niño and Ethanol Demand Squeeze Supply
7 sources · 64d ago
Food Additives
New York's Potassium Bromate Ban Forces Bakeries to Adopt Slower Fermentation
7 sources · 70d ago
Commodities Watch
USDA Slashes Global Sugar Surplus by 57%: How Energy Markets and Weather Are Rewiring the Baking Supply Chain
4 sources · 108d ago
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