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Skinny Farm Bill to be Marked Up in February

Published January 12, 2026

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson’s plan to introduce Farm Bill 2.0 has been sidelined by the death of one member of his caucus and the hospitalization of another. The Congressional Budget Office also needs to score the proposed…

Dietary Guidelines Spark Concern in Sugar Sector

Published January 7, 2026

The new dietary guidelines could have implications for U.S. sugar producers, including sugarbeet growers in the Red River Valley. Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association Executive Director Harrison Weber says the guidelines could paint an inaccurate picture of sugar’s place…

Coke Adding Cane Sugar Option

Published July 23, 2025

Coca-Cola is introducing a new version of its namesake soda made with cane sugar, following public encouragement from President Donald Trump. The new product will not replace the traditional Coke that uses high-fructose corn syrup but will be an additional…

Sugar Imports Blocked

Published July 15, 2025

USDA is blocking any additional imports of specialty sugars beyond what is required in international trade obligations. Sugar imports have more than doubled in the last 20 years and Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden said it is time “to right…

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…

Articles tagged under: sugar

Skinny Farm Bill to be Marked Up in February

Dietary Guidelines Spark Concern in Sugar Sector

Coke Adding Cane Sugar Option

Sugar Imports Blocked

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

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