USSugar Import Quotas Have Existed for More Than Fifty Years

question 99

Multiple Choice

U.S.sugar import quotas have existed for more than fifty years and preserve about half of the U.S.sugar market for domestic producers.Why does the United States continue to have these quotas?

• A)to reduce competition for its domestic sugar industry
• B)to increase the cost of sugar
• C)to control the supply and demand for sugar
• D)to support a mass market for sugar
• E)to improve the promotion of sugar

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