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 …

SUA Comments Urging USDA to Modernize Refined Sugar Import Standards

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 Comment Supporting Full 16-Year Renewal of U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Letters

The Sweetener Users Association (SUA) strongly supports the renewal of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) for the full 16-year period contemplated in the agreement. The USMCA has resulted in expanded trade value, enhanced supply chains and multiple other benefits for the entire U.S. farm and food sector, including SUA member companies, who utilize sugar and other sweeteners in manufacturing foods and beverages …

SUA Letter to Under Secretaries Bonnie-Taylor (7-14-23)

Letters

Dear Under Secretaries Bonnie and Taylor: Members of the Sweetener Users Association (SUA) appreciate the recent increase in the raw sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) of 125,000 metric tons, raw value (MTRV).  We commend USDA for recognizing that by all reasonable metrics, the domestic market remains inadequately supplied.  The TRQ increase is a positive step toward…

Specialty Sugar TRQ – SUA Letter to Acting Under Secretary Jason Hafemeister & Deputy Under Secretary Gloria Montano Greene (7-6-2021)

Letters, SUA Board Members

Dear Acting Under Secretary Hafemeister and Deputy Under Secretary Montaño Greene: Recently, you have received conflicting letters from sugar market participants discussing potential changes to how the specialty sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) is administered. The Sweetener Users Association (SUA) appreciated the chance to discuss these potential changes with your staff recently and would like to…