SUA Encourages USTR and USDA to Alleviate Historically Tight U.S. Sugar Supplies

The Sweetener Users Association (SUA) has asked the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to immediately reallocate the raw sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to significantly increase the TRQ for refined sugar in order to help U.S. food and beverage manufacturers meet demand during a time of historically tight sugar supplies. …