Testimony by Bill O’Conner, Senior Agriculture Policy Advisor, Sweetener Users Association to the USTR Hearing on Negotiating Objectives Regarding Modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico

Testimony

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 on the views of SUA…

Written Testimony Submitted to the U.S. ITC: The Economic Effects of Significant U.S. Import Restraints

Testimony

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 food and beverage manufacturers, along…

SUA Pre-Hearing Brief for U.S. ITC: Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Likely Impact on the U.S. Economy and on Specific Industry Sectors

Testimony

The Sweetener Users Association appreciates the opportunity to present information on the employment impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership 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 and beverage manufacturers, along with the…

Oral Statement by Thomas Earley for SUA to the U.S.ITC: Hearing on the Economic Impact of Trade Agreements

Testimony

The U.S. government has pursued bilateral and multilateral trade liberalization in various agreements for decades. In that context, the intensely protectionist U.S. sugar program has clearly reduced the potential positive economic impacts of the trade agreements ultimately implemented over the last 25 years. The sugar industry has consistently urged U.S. trade negotiators to hold fast…

SUA Comments to U.S. ITC on U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement: Advice on the Probable Economic Effect of Providing Duty-Free Treatment for Imports

Testimony

The Sweetener Users Association appreciates the opportunity to provide information and perspective to the U.S. International Trade Commission on the effects of providing duty-free treatment for sugar imports under the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement (TTIP). SUA’s members use sugar and other nutritive sweeteners in their business operations. Our membership includes confectioners, beverage…