USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie was grilled about a wide range of topics during Thursday’s Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, including sugar policy. Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar got Bonnie to go on the record about the stocks-to-use level. “In last week’s hearing, your colleague Undersecretary (Alexis) Taylor confirmed that she would work together with you to maintain a stocks-to-use level in the United States between 13.5 percent and 15.5 percent which provides for a reliable and stable supply of sugar to both consumers food manufactures,” said Klobuchar. “Do you feel that range represents an adequate supply for the US?” Bonnie responded with a short answer, saying “yes.”
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