The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1, S.10312)
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Smart Sugar Policy Can Help Prevent Costly High-Tier Sugar Imports
Regulatory Fixes to U.S. Sugar Policy Can Address Causes of Over-Quota Imports.
Advocacy
Issue Briefs
The Higher Cost of U.S. Sugar as a Result of Government Policy
The Combined Effects of Limits on Domestic Production and Imports Artificially Inflate U.S. Sugar Prices.
‘Refined’ Sugar Should Actually Be Refined
U.S. Program Administrators Can Update the Standard for Imported Refined Sugar and Ease Shortages for American Consumers and Sugar-Using Companies.
Legislation
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. Explore those proposals below.
While the U.S. sugar program is the only commodity program not reformed in the last two farm bills — 2014 and 2018 — the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes several policies to update sugar program administration and increase sugar supply. Key provisions include modernizing beet sugar allotments, reallocating tariff-rate quota (TRQ) shortfalls and mandating a study to ensure refined sugar imports don’t require further processing.