Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross commented: “We have gotten the Mexican side to agree to nearly every request made by U.S. industry to address flaws in the current system and ensure fair treatment of American sugar growers and refiners.” But according to the Sweetener Users Association: “Even tighter controls on the total volume of sugar in U.S. market will force sugar prices higher than current domestic prices, which are already at least 80 percent higher than world market prices.” Americans deserve a much sweeter deal: End the U.S. sugar program once and for all.

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