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Disaster Bill Monitors Illegal Sugar Imports

Published December 23, 2024

The $33.5 billion disaster assistance package for agriculture includes support for the domestic sugar industry. There’s $3 million set aside to test molasses at the ports of entry to prevent illegal sugar imports.

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Revision Made in Sugar Estimate

Published December 11, 2024

The Agriculture Department reposted its supply and demand estimates to fix an inaccuracy in sugar. U.S. sugar beginning stocks for 2024/2025 were revised downward after new information came out about sugarbeet production. Beet sugar production was cut by 50,000 short…

Sugar Production Exceeds Demand

Published June 21, 2024

Excess sugar supply is pushing world sugar prices down. American Sugar Alliance Director of Economics and Policy Robert Johansson says U.S. sugar prices are following that downward trend. "Brazil had a historic year of production this past year and they're…

Beet and Cane Growers Conference Draws Global Audience

Published June 20, 2024

This year's World Association of Beet and Cane Growers Annual Conference was held in the United States for the first time in 20 years. Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association Executive Vice President Harrison Weber was pleased with how the…

New School Meal Standards Announced

Published April 24, 2024

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new rule for school meal standards. It emphasizes less sugar and sodium in school meals. "We continue to work with the dairy industry to provide options of flavored and unflavored milk, but with a…

U.S. to Import Less Mexican Sugar

Published February 9, 2024

In its monthly supply and demand report, USDA said the United States will import 799,000 short tons of sugar from Mexico. That’s down from 922,000 short tons in the last estimate. Mexico’s sugarcane harvest has been poor. The crop size…

India Considers Sugar Export Ban

Published August 24, 2023

After a dry growing season and poor yields, India is expected to ban sugar exports for the first time in seven years. India recently implemented a similar ban on rice exports. If the sugar ban happens, it will begin in…

Sugar Business Threatened by Unfair Trade Practices

Published July 11, 2023

During the House Ways and Means Committee hearing in Minnesota, Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee stressed the need for an aggressive trade agenda. For Kildee, that includes protecting the sugarbeet industry. "Sugar growers support 144,000 jobs over the U.S.and these jobs are…

Global Sugar Production May Shift

Published March 20, 2022

The Russia and Ukraine's war is affecting many things. "For sugar, it's linked in a sense that as you see oil prices go up, it provides incentive for countries like Brazil to shift their sugar production and divert it into…

India Plans to Appeal WTO Panel Ruling on Sugar

Published December 15, 2021

A World Trade Organization panel has ruled against India in a trade dispute over sugar. Brazil, Australia and Guatemala brought the case before the WTO, claiming India distorted trade with large subsidies to its sugarcane farmers. India plans to appeal…

Articles tagged under: sugar

Disaster Bill Monitors Illegal Sugar Imports

Revision Made in Sugar Estimate

Sugar Production Exceeds Demand

Beet and Cane Growers Conference Draws Global Audience

New School Meal Standards Announced

U.S. to Import Less Mexican Sugar

India Considers Sugar Export Ban

Sugar Business Threatened by Unfair Trade Practices

Global Sugar Production May Shift

India Plans to Appeal WTO Panel Ruling on Sugar

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