Category Archives: Press Releases

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

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. …

Sweetener Users Association Welcomes Section 301 Tariff Exemption for Sugar Entering Under WTO Raw and Refined Sugar Quotas

Washington, D.C. (July 24, 2026) — The Sweetener Users Association (SUA) today welcomed the Office of the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) decision to exempt in-quota sugar from the new tariffs imposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.

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

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. …

International Sweetener Colloquium Concludes With Focus on Trade Policy

Washington, D.C. (February 25, 2026) – In the final session of the International Sweetener Colloquium, co-hosted by the Sweetener Users Association (SUA) and the International Dairy Foods Association, panelists today discussed the current state of U.S. trade policy, where it may be headed and what that may mean for sugar trade …

Day Two of International Sweetener Colloquium Addresses U.S. Sugar Program Administration and Policy Challenges

Washington, D.C. (February 24, 2026) — The International Sweetener Colloquium, co-hosted by the Sweetener Users Association (SUA) and the International Dairy Foods Association, continued today with a panel discussion focused on how federal agencies can best administer the U.S. sugar program to benefit all stakeholders following recent reforms …

Industry Leaders Convene at 2026 International Sweetener Colloquium

Washington, D.C. (February 23, 2026) — The International Sweetener Colloquium, co‑hosted by the Sweetener Users Association (SUA) and the International Dairy Foods Association, kicked off today, convening key players from across the sweetener industry — including sugar buyers, producers, processors and distributors — to discuss the current state-of-play in the U.S. and world sugar markets …

Sweetener Users Association Urges USDA to Modernize Refined Sugar Import Standards

Washington, D.C. (January 14, 2026) — In comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) yesterday, the Sweetener Users Association (SUA) detailed seven recommendations for ensuring refined sugar imports are actually refined …

Sweetener Users Association Supports Full 16-Year Renewal of U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Washington, D.C. (October 31, 2025) – The Sweetener Users Association today submitted the following comment to the Office of the United States Trade Representative in support of renewing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Solutions for Costly High-Tier Sugar Imports Examined as Colloquium Concludes

Washington, D.C. (February 26, 2025) – The International Sweetener Colloquium, co-hosted by the Sweetener Users Association (SUA) and the International Dairy Foods Association, concluded today with a discussion of solutions for reducing dependence on costly high-tier imports and ensuring adequate, reasonably priced sugar supplies …

Colloquium Day Two Unveils Compromise Path for Modernizing U.S. Sugar Policy

Washington, D.C. (February 25, 2025) – The International Sweetener Colloquium, co-hosted by the Sweetener Users Association (SUA) and the International Dairy Foods Association, features a discussion of the 2025 farm bill today. Experts will forecast the key issues in the bill and take a deeper dive into sugar policy reform …