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- 1 2 Economic Research Service, USDA (June 1996). Situation and Outlook Report: Sugar and sweetener (Public domain ed.). The Service. p. 11. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ↑ United States Congress Senate Committee on Appropriations (1997). Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill, 1998: Report (to Accompany S. 1033). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 24. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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