American Crystal exec says cap-and-trade could be lethal to U.S. beet industry | Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks, North Dakota

FARGO — If “cap-and-trade” legislation were to move forward as currently framed, it would be the death knell to the “world-class efficient” sugar beet industry in the Red River Valley, and much of the rest of the country, a top executive of American Crystal Sugar Co. said Monday.

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