Two major U.S. sugar processors, U.S. Sugar and Imperial Sugar planned a merger, but the Justice Department is saying no. It warns that the duopoly would result in higher sugar prices in the Southeast. But higher sugar prices are the point of U.S. sugar policy. The government sets a floor price, not a ceiling, and then limits imports to keep the price artificially high. Given that the government also espouses the goal of limiting added sugar consumption to 10 percent of calories and Americans consume roughly 60 percent more than they should, higher prices would be an approach toward achieving a nutritional quality goal. At least if there is price elasticity in the consumption of sugar. U.S. per capita sugar consumption decline...