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[Clipping: Sugar Production in Texas Valley Regains Competitive Advantage] (open access)

[Clipping: Sugar Production in Texas Valley Regains Competitive Advantage]

Photocopy of an article discussing sugar production in South Texas in 1975. Minihan discusses the previous decades' history of crop industries leading up to 1975 and how the sugar industry has grown. Sugar farmers have seen large profits and the industry is expected to continue to grow.
Date: October 1975
Creator: Minihan, Michael J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Interest in Robertson Distribution Is Sought By Foreign Concern] (open access)

[Clipping: Interest in Robertson Distribution Is Sought By Foreign Concern]

Copy of a clipping from the Wall Street Journal describing the negotiations of a foreign corporation to buy one-third of the outstanding stock of Robertson Distribution Systems, Inc.
Date: September 16, 1975
Creator: Wall Street Journal
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: How Sweet It Is: Demand for High-Fructose Corn Syrup Far Exceeds Supply] (open access)

[Clipping: How Sweet It Is: Demand for High-Fructose Corn Syrup Far Exceeds Supply]

Clipping from Barron's describing the acquisition of Hubinger Company by H. J. Heinz Company. The sugar prices rose dramatically from 1970-1974. New ways to convert dextrose into fructose are being discovered and sold on the market. It is written that corn syrup producers hold advantages in processing over sugar refiners as they are able to have higher production rates.
Date: December 1, 1975
Creator: Nagdeman, Julian J.
System: The Portal to Texas History