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February 19, 2010
Producers Put Sugar Price Recovery Into Perspective
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WASHINGTON—The vast majority of sugar marketed in America is sold well below the spot prices commonly reported in the media, a sugar executive said today at the annual Outlook Forum hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

 

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February 18, 2010
USDA: Sugar Policy to Save Taxpayers $1.3 Billion
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WASHINGTON—U.S. sugar policy will operate without cost to taxpayers over the next decade, just as it has since 2002, according to data released last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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September 09, 2009
Sugar Producers Congratulate New Senate Ag Committee Chair
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WASHINGTON—Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) was today named the new chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. The American Sugar Alliance released the following statement applauding her selection.

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September 09, 2009
Newspaper, Food Companies Scolded for Inciting Sugar Shortage Scare
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WASHINGTON—In a letter sent today to the Wall Street Journal, the American Sugar Alliance (ASA) said the newspaper “should be ashamed for ignoring irrefutable government data and creating needless panic” about a supposed sugar shortage.

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August 19, 2009
Attention Food Companies, We’ve Got Sugar to Sell
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WASHINGTON—In a Wall Street Journal advertisement today, America’s sugar producers begged large food manufacturers to call the American Sugar Alliance (ASA) to be put in touch with numerous sugar sellers looking to unload “extra inventory.”

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August 13, 2009
Media Advisory: Candy Companies Crying Wolf
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To: Food, Agricultural, and Commodity Reporters

Please direct any large food manufacturers claiming sugar shortages to Jack Roney with the American Sugar Alliance: 703-351-5055.  Every sugar producer in America has sugar available to sell, and the American Sugar Alliance can provide contact information for numerous suppliers.

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August 05, 2009
Sugar Sales Growing, Sugar Supplies Stable
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PARK CITY, Utah—As consumers look for natural food choices, sugar sales have climbed at the expense of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), Ron Sterk, associate editor of Milling & Baking News and Food Business News, today told attendees of the 26th International Sweetener Symposium.

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August 04, 2009
Trade Agenda Still Atop Farmers’ Minds
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PARK CITY, Utah—Even though implementation of the 2008 Farm Bill, shrinking profit margins in agriculture, and belt-tightening in Washington dominated discussion at the 26th International Sweetener Symposium, farmers are still keeping a watchful eye on international matters, according to today’s presentations by a panel of trade experts.

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August 04, 2009
Top Ag Committee Republican Doubts Fair Doha Conclusion
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PARK CITY, Utah—U.S. trade negotiators will have a difficult time rebalancing World Trade Organization talks to benefit America’s farmers, Congressman Frank Lucas, the ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee said today at the 26th International Sweetener Symposium.

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August 04, 2009
Sen. Crapo: Mexican Sugar Issues Must Be Addressed
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PARK CITY, Utah—Trade with Mexico remains one of the biggest challenges facing U.S. sugar farmers and must be addressed, Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) said today via video conference at the 26th International Sweetener Symposium.

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August 03, 2009
USDA: No TRQ Increase Right Now
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PARK CITY, Utah—Anticipating an announcement about sugar supplies in the U.S., sugar producers and industrial sugar users today listened intently to U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Jim Miller at the 26th International Sweetener Symposium.

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August 03, 2009
Farmers Make Less While Shoppers Pay More
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PARK CITY, Utah—Anyone who’s been to the grocery store lately can tell you they’re paying more at the checkout line—seven percent more according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data from 2006 to 2008.

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August 03, 2009
Mexican Wildcard Makes USDA Job Harder
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PARK CITY, Utah—2009 has proven to be a difficult year for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) analysts charged with forecasting the U.S. sugar market.

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August 03, 2009
World Sugar Market Remains Unpredictable, U.S. Market Stable
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PARK CITY, Utah—“After two years of large statistical surpluses, the world sugar [market] has entered a distinct deficit phase,” International Sugar Organization executive director Peter Baron today told attendees of the 26th International Sweetener Symposium.

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August 03, 2009
Sen. Conrad Updates Sugar Producers on Budget, Trade Issues
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PARK CITY, Utah—Calling the U.S. sugar industry a “multi-billion dollar economic engine,” Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) today updated participants of the 26th International Sweetener Symposium on numerous budget and trade issues, including loopholes in NAFTA and attempts to drain agricultural funding.

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August 03, 2009
New Study: Fleeing Candy Companies See Cheaper Labor and Benefits, Not Sugar
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PARK CITY, Utah—The large candy company that recently relocated some operations from Pennsylvania and Canada to Mexico did so to save on overhead expenses.  Ingredient costs, such as sugar, changed very little, according to a new study by former USDA official Peter Buzzanell.

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August 03, 2009
Food Company Profits Soar; Farmers’ Share Does Not
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PARK CITY, Utah—Sugar market disparities have created profits for food manufacturers, higher prices for grocery shoppers, and worries for many sugar farmers since this time last year. That’s according the annual Sugar Price Survey released by the American Sugar Alliance today at the 26th International Sweetener Symposium.

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July 13, 2009
Sugar Farmers Tell USDA No Additional Imports Needed
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WASHINGTON—Members of the American Sugar Alliance (ASA) last week provided the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) an update on the domestic sugar market, which remains sufficiently supplied.

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June 01, 2009
Study Shows Sweet Deal on U.S. Sugar; No Additional Imports Needed
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WASHINGTON—As food manufacturers lobby the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to flood the American sugar market with imports and sink prices, a new study unveiled today shows U.S. companies are already paying less for sugar than their counterparts in other developed countries.

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May 20, 2009
Sugar Producers Oppose Proposed ‘Soda Tax’
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WASHINGTON—The American Sugar Alliance today released the following statement in response to a proposed excise tax on sweetened beverages included in a list of revenue options released May 18 by the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee.

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May 18, 2009
Sugar Producers to USDA: Food Companies Crying Wolf, Supplies Stable
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WASHINGTON—No food manufacturers are having problems finding sugar, and their calls for increased foreign sugar imports would oversupply the U.S. sugar market, harm struggling U.S. farmers, and be costly to taxpayers, the American Sugar Alliance (ASA) said today in a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.

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April 09, 2009
USDA Heeds Mexico’s Warning, Likelihood of TRQ Increase Dims
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WASHINGTON—Food manufacturers lobbying the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for additional sugar imports had their hopes dashed today when the USDA released a monthly report on U.S. sugar supplies that showed growing surpluses.

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March 30, 2009
Pending Sugar Import Decision Holds Serious Ramifications
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WASHINGTON—If the U.S. Department of Agriculture decides this week to allow additional foreign sugar imports into the market, it will “jeopardize the ability of U.S. cane sugar refiners and beet processors to meet market needs by weakening an industry already under pressure from rising costs and stagnant prices,” according to a report released today by the American Cane Sugar Refiners’ Association.

 

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March 23, 2009
Americans Choose Domestic Sugar Over Imports
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WASHINGTON—When asked to choose between U.S. sugar and imports, seven in 10 American adults (71 percent) said they’d rather buy domestic, even if the foreign sugar were slightly cheaper, according to a new survey commissioned by the American Sugar Alliance and conducted by Harris Interactive®.

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February 23, 2009
Food Manufacturers Need U.S. Sugar Producers and U.S. Sugar Policy
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WASHINGTON—Be careful what you wish for.  That was the warning to food manufacturers in a new study released today by the American Sugar Alliance about the importance of domestic sugar producers.

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American Crystal Sugar Company

American Crystal Sugar Company is a world-class agricultural cooperative specializing in the production of sugar and related agri-products.

Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida Learn how sugar is grown, harvested, milled and refined.
Jack Roney, ASA Director of Economics and Policy Analysis, Talks About Sugar Policy's No-Cost Projection Through 2020

Just as it has since 2002, the U.S. sugar policy is projected to operate at zero cost over the next ten years, according to USDA.