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cost of living 86 years ago (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] NielsBohron 2 points 9 months ago

Well, lots of demand for an extended period of time (ie centuries), plus a crop that grew well in areas that didn't take to traditional cash crops, and sugar was relatively easy to process into a form that shipped well even back in the Age of Sail (molasses and rum).

Frankly, there are a lot of reasons that sugar cane was a popular crop.

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