SUA Letter to USDA Deputy Secretary Vaden Reiterates Support for a TRQ Reallocation

Letters

The Sweetener Users Association submitted the following letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden to reiterate its support for a reallocation of the raw sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ), citing dramatically higher raw and refined sugar prices, growing concerns about this year’s sugarbeet crop, and multiple sugar sellers withdrawing from the market and declining to enter new sales contracts.

High-Tier Sugar Imports Should Be Addressed Through More Responsive Sugar Program Administration, Not Higher Duties

Press Releases

Vail, Colorado (August 4, 2026) — The rise in high-tier sugar imports — sugar brought into the United States outside normal import quotas and subject to substantial duties — should be addressed through more responsive U.S. sugar program administration, not higher duties, argued Randy Green of Watson Green LLC during a panel discussion today at the American Sugar Alliance’s 41st International Sweetener Symposium. …

SUA Urges USDA to Reallocate Raw Sugar TRQ After Supplies Fall Below Target Levels

Press Releases

Washington, D.C. (July 17, 2026) — In a letter sent this week to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretaries Luke Lindberg and Richard Fordyce, the Sweetener Users Association (SUA) urged USDA to immediately reallocate the fiscal year (FY) 2026 raw sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) after the July World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) incorporated corrections to sugar delivery data that lowered the projected 2025/26 sugar stocks-to-use ratio from 14.8% to 13.4%, below USDA’s minimum 13.5% target level. …

SUA Letter to USDA Under Secretaries Lindberg and Fordyce Regarding TRQ Reallocation

Letters

The Sweetener Users Association submitted the following letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretaries Luke Lindberg and Richard Fordyce, urging USDA to immediately reallocate the fiscal year (FY) 2026 raw sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) after the July World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) incorporated corrections to sugar delivery data that lowered the projected 2025/26 sugar stocks-to-use ratio from 14.8% to 13.4%, below USDA’s minimum 13.5% target level.  

SUA Comments on Proposed Section 301 Tariffs on Brazil

Letters

These comments are respectfully submitted in response to the request for information (RFI) published by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in the Federal Register of December 15, 2025. Members of the Sweetener Users Association (SUA) use sugar and other sweeteners in making foods and beverages. Approximately 700,000 Americans are directly employed in segments of the food and beverage industries that use sugar …

SUA Comments on Proposed Section 301 Tariff Increases for High-Tier Sugar Imports

Letters

These comments are respectfully submitted in response to the request for information (RFI) published by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in the Federal Register of December 15, 2025. Members of the Sweetener Users Association (SUA) use sugar and other sweeteners in making foods and beverages. Approximately 700,000 Americans are directly employed in segments of the food and beverage industries that use sugar …