Washington, DC (May 19, 2016) – Today, the Sweetener Users Association issued the following statement on the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) report on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). “We welcome the release of the ITC report on the TPP, as it helps lay the groundwork for congressional consideration and approval of the agreement this year.…
Washington, DC (May 17, 2016) – Today, the Sweetener Users Association (SUA) welcomed action taken by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase raw sugar supplies to meet market demand. The association released the following statement. “We welcome the action taken today by USDA to increase raw sugar supplies by 200,000 tons. This is…
Washington, DC (May 6, 2016) – Today, the Sweetener Users Association (SUA) applauded 45 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate for urging Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to allow an increase in the tariff rate quota (TRQ) for raw sugar. In a letter to Secretary Vilsack yesterday afternoon, policymakers on both sides…
We respectfully request that you immediately use your authority to make adequate sugar available in the United States at reasonable prices. Because of the federal sugar program and marketplace factors, both supplies and prices are distorted, to the detriment of workers, businesses, consumers – and even some segments of the sugar industry.