Category Archives: Press Releases

SUA Applauds Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging USDA to Increase TRQ for Raw Sugar

Washington, DC (May 6, 2016) – Today, the Sweetener Users Association (SUA) applauded 45 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate for urging Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to allow an increase in the tariff rate quota (TRQ) for raw sugar. In a letter to Secretary Vilsack yesterday afternoon, policymakers on both sides…

Sugar Market Economist Testifies Before ITC on the Potential Economic Impact of TPP

Agreement Addresses Sugar Trade, but ‘Does Little to Liberalize Regional Trade in Sugar’ Washington, DC (January 14, 2016) – Today, on behalf of the Sweetener Users Association, Vice President of Agralytica, Tom Earley, testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on the “Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Likely Economic Impact on the U.S. Economy.” Earley highlighted…

U.S. Sugar Policy Has Reduced Potential Positive Economic Impacts of Trade Agreements

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Statement on ITC Hearing on U.S.-Mexico Suspension Agreements

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Sweetener User Highlights Negative Impacts of Mexican Sugar Suspension Agreements

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Sweetener Users Welcome Progress Made in TPP Talks, Continue to Call for Expanding Sugar Market Access

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Sweetener Users Welcome Senate Passage of TPA Legislation

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Sweetener Users Applaud House Passage of TPA Legislation

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Sweetener Users Welcome Senate Vote on Bipartisan TPA Bill

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SUA Applauds House & Senate Committees for Advancing TPA Bill

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