Sugarbeet Report
In the Sugarbeet Report, American Sugar Alliance Director of Economics and Policy Analysis Rob Johansson talks about sugar prices. Click here.
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Sugarbeet Report
In the first Sugarbeet Report of the season, American Sugar Alliance Director of Economics and Policy Analysis Rob Johansson reports red flags for the sugar industry. A new government report cites the high sugar content in molasses imports. Click here…
Prices, Imports Pressure Sugar Sector
Financial pressure is intensifying across the U.S. sugar industry as prices fall and costs climb. American Sugar Alliance Director of Economics and Policy Analysis Rob Johansson says growers are facing a tough environment. “We’ve seen prices come down pretty substantially…
Sugar Industry Files Trade Complaint
The American Sugar Alliance has filed a Section 301 complaint with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, alleging foreign subsidies are flooding the global market with low-priced sugar and pushing U.S. prices near loan forfeiture levels. “We’ve got surplus…
Sugar Growers File Section 301 Complaint
The American Sugar Alliance has filed a Section 301 complaint with the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office. According to ASA, foreign governments are unfairly subsidizing sugar imports and distorting the U.S. market. Domestic sugar prices are moving close to loan forfeiture…
Farmers Take Sugar Industry Concerns to Washington
Sugarbeet and sugarcane farmers from across the country recently spent two weeks in Washington, D.C., meeting with lawmakers as part of the American Sugar Alliance’s annual fly-in. Farmers used the meetings to highlight the financial pressures facing the sugar industry…
Ample Supplies, Flat Demand
American Sugar Alliance Director of Economics and Policy Analysis Rob Johansson discussed the challenges facing the U.S. sugar market during the American Sugarbeet Growers Association annual meeting. “We’ve got ample supplies coming into 2026, with a lot of refined cane…
Johansson: Sugar Market Facing Record Production, Flat Demand
American Sugar Alliance Director of Economics and Policy Analysis Rob Johansson says sugar producers are facing the same financial pressure hitting most crop farmers this year. Johansson points to weak commodity prices paired with rising input costs, squeezing both sugarbeet…
Johansson: Foreign Subsidies Hurt U.S. Growers
Rob Johansson, director of economics and policy analysis, American Sugar Alliance, spoke about shifting policies and economic uncertainty at the USDA Ag Outlook Forum. "There’s a lot of potential policies the administration is pursuing that will affect farm country, both…
More Bilateral Trade Agreements on the Way
In the view of American Sugar Alliance trade consultant Casey Bean, the Trump Administration will return the emphasis on bilateral trade agreements over the next four years. "If you look at President Trump's America First trade policy, it doesn't even…
