Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
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A pound of white granulated sugar is averaging close to $1 in the U.S., according to federal data, while in Canada a bag of sugar at a Walmart in Toronto was going for less than $0.50 per pound on Wednesday.
The nation's largest sugar producers stand accused of violating antitrust law and conspiring to fix prices, according to lawsuits filed in federal court in Minnesota this week.
The class-action lawsuits target Edina-based United Sugar Producers and Refiners Cooperative, which includes American Crystal Sugar; Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative; and Wyoming Sugar.
The lawsuits - brought by Great Harvest Bread in Duluth, Morelos Bakery in St. Paul and a Connecticut restaurant group - also named Cargill, Domino Sugar and Michigan Sugar among the defendants.
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