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World Beet Sugar Shortage Shrinks Global Output
A wartime world beet sugar shortage cuts production by about one third from prewar levels. France sees beet sugar at 291 percent of its prewar average for five years before the war, while Italy reports a drop of 56,000 tons from the prior year. Labor shortages hinder Italy’s beet sugar operations as Allied nations struggle to ship cane sugar from Java and Cuba to support front-line needs.
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Cuba
Java
America
France
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Italy