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Economist Has an Optimistic Outlook for U.S. Sugar Market

Published December 3, 2020

American Sugar Alliance Director of Economics and Policy Analysis Jack Roney gave an optimistic outlook on the sugar markets during the American Crystal Sugar Company annual meeting. The biggest challenge for the industry is typically trade with Mexico, but Roney…

Sugarbeet Allocations Made Following a Tough Harvest

Published April 2, 2020

The USDA is re-assigning beet sugar marketing allocations and adjusting tariff rate quotas to meet a sugar stocks-to-use ratio of at least 13.5 percent for the 2020 fiscal year. "The USDA realized we need to import more sugar than usual.…

Comment Period Opens for Sugar Suspension Agreement

Published November 11, 2019

Three weeks ago, the U.S. Court of International Trade vacated the 2017 sugar suspension agreement between the U.S. and Mexico. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion to stay the court’s ruling for 90 days. According to…

Sugar Industry Considering Legal Options on Ruling

Published October 23, 2019

The American Sugar Alliance says the U.S. Court of International Trade’s ruling has nothing to do with the merits of suspension agreements. The alliance says the ruling was based on Department of Commerce record keeping procedures. The U.S. sugar industry…

World Sugar Market Top of Mind for Sugar Growers

Published August 7, 2019

The International Sweetener Symposium wrapped up on Wednesday in Ashville, North Carolina. American Sugarbeet Growers Association Executive Director Luther Markwart says maintaining a stable domestic sugar industry is still very important. "It was very clear from this meeting the world…

ASA Adds Grunenfelder to Trade Staff

Published January 14, 2019

The American Sugar Alliance has hired a long-time trade negotiator as an in-house consultant. Brian Grunenfelder recently served as the Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representive in the Office of Agricultural Affairs. In that capacity, Grunenfelder had a key role in…

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Economist Has an Optimistic Outlook for U.S. Sugar Market

Sugarbeet Allocations Made Following a Tough Harvest

Comment Period Opens for Sugar Suspension Agreement

Sugar Industry Considering Legal Options on Ruling

World Sugar Market Top of Mind for Sugar Growers

ASA Adds Grunenfelder to Trade Staff

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