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Sugar Scarce On Store Shelves But Not In BSI Warehouse
posted (October 3, 2024)

Sugar continues to be scarce on the shelves, and stores that do have are forced to ration their inventory so that they can satisfy as many of their customers as possible.

But, Belize is a sugar producing country, and its sole supplier, BSI says that there is no shortage of sugar supply.

And so while it may be scarce on store shelves, it is plentiful in theASR/BSI warehouse. Production is steady, but the company is lobbying hard for an increase in the controlled price of sugar. And today they made that lobby public with the addition of a new anti smuggling packaging format:

The controlled price for brown sugar is 50 cents per pound, and for white sugar it's 75 cents per pound.

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