US Sugar Import Quotas Have Existed for More Than 50

question 32

Multiple Choice

U.S. sugar import quotas have existed for more than 50 years and preserve more than half of the U.S. sugar market for domestic producers. Why might 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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