Inside the Commodity Food Chain Unpacking Sugar and

Sugar Photosynthesis is sweet! 12 CO 2 + 11 H 2 O C 12

Source: http: //blog. commodityandderivativeadv. com/

Source: http: //conversableeconomist. blogspot. com/2013/10/the-global-sugar-market-and-us-sugar. html

Source: https: //www. foodpolitics. com/2017/08/cane-versus-beet-sugar-a-difference/

Global Corn Exports (2015) Source: http: //theoptionspecialist. com/2016/02/08/harvest-profits-corn/

Source: http: //www. ers. usda. gov/topics/crops/corn/background. aspx

Beef History Spanish colonies, New World frontier, British elites, buffalo slaughter, destruction of grasslands,

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Inside the Commodity Food Chain: Unpacking Sugar and Corn

Sugar Photosynthesis is sweet! 12 CO 2 + 11 H 2 O C 12 H 22 O 11 + 12 O 2 History Conquest: India, Persia, Arabs, Crusades Modernity: Columbus, slavery, deforestation, industrialization, working class Today: subsidies, chemicals, wetlands, HFCS, sugar beets & GMOs Geography From core to periphery & back again Health & addiction

Source: http: //blog. commodityandderivativeadv. com/

Africa-European Connection

Squeezed by supply & demand

Source: http: //conversableeconomist. blogspot. com/2013/10/the-global-sugar-market-and-us-sugar. html

Source: https: //www. foodpolitics. com/2017/08/cane-versus-beet-sugar-a-difference/

Global Corn Exports (2015) Source: http: //theoptionspecialist. com/2016/02/08/harvest-profits-corn/

Source: http: //www. ers. usda. gov/topics/crops/corn/background. aspx

Beef History Spanish colonies, New World frontier, British elites, buffalo slaughter, destruction of grasslands, deforestation Present Subsidies, chemicals, antibiotics, factory farming, bad working conditions, fast food, increased consumption in DCs, symbol of prosperity Declining US consumption Health concerns, mad cow disease, animal rights movement

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