Fair Sugar Policy Act of 2019 (H.R.4521, S.2568)
H.R.4521 S.2568
Congressional champions of sugar reform from both sides of the political aisle have introduced bills over the past several years to fix a program that is costing U.S. jobs and driving up consumer prices.
The U.S. sugar program is the only commodity program not reformed in the last two Farm Bills — 2014 and 2018 — and Congress actually made the program worse in 2018 by raising the loan rates on sugar, effectively imposing more costs on U.S. food and beverage manufacturers and American consumers.
The U.S. sugar program is one of the worst examples of Big Government waste — protecting a few wealthy sugar producers to the detriment of millions of consumers.
To modernize the sugar program under the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, to provide for the repeal of the feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers under the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 and marketing allotments for sugar under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938,…
Dear Mr. Secretary: We commend you for the Department of Agriculture’s recent actions to increase supplies to the U.S. sugar market to avoid a damaging shortage. Most recently, USDA asked the Department of Commerce to provide an additional 200,000 tons of refined sugar imports from Mexico. Unfortunately, despite this and…
Dear Secretary Perdue: We write today to express our concern regarding the refined sugar shortage expected for the remainder of the 2019-2020 marketing year. While we are encouraged that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the US Trade Representative have recently taken steps to provide for additional sugar imports,…
Following a decision by the Court of International Trade, the Department of Commerce is presently circulating to interested parties a set of amendments to the 2014 agreements suspending antidumping and countervailing duty investigations with respect to sugar imported from Mexico. A preliminary review of the draft amendments indicates that they…
The Sweeteners Users Association (SUA) commends the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for soliciting comments and testimony from the various sectors of the economy on the negotiating objectives for modernizing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico. We welcome the opportunity to testify today…
The Sweetener Users Association (SUA) appreciates the opportunity to present information on the economic impact of U.S. sugar program import restraints on the U.S. sugar and sweetener sector and the food and beverage industries that use the majority of these key food ingredients. SUA’s membership includes a broad range of…
The Sweetener Users Association appreciates the opportunity to present information on the employment impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement on the U.S. sugar and sweetener sector and the food and beverage industries that use the majority of these key food ingredients. SUA’s membership includes a broad range of food…