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Monthly Archives: May 2017

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Mexico’s Bad Acts Extend Beyond Sugar

The Sugar BeatBy Phillip HayesMay 30, 2017

The debate over whether Mexico’s subsidized sugar industry will be held accountable for violating U.S. trade laws has been getting a lot of press coverage lately.

Mexico’s Subsidized Dump Continues

The Sugar BeatBy Phillip HayesMay 24, 2017

In 2015, the U.S. government found Mexico guilty of both dumping and subsidization. Yet Mexico is still dumping.

New Ads Target Mexico’s Unfair Trade Acts

The Sugar BeatBy Phillip HayesMay 23, 2017

When does aloha mean goodbye? After Mexico broke U.S. trade laws and ran Hawaii’s century-old sugar industry into the ground.

Texas Sugarcane Farmers: ‘This is Not a Trade Negotiation’

The Sugar BeatBy Phillip HayesMay 17, 2017

“This is a law enforcement issue. The U.S. government ruled that Mexico broke U.S. trade law and must be held accountable.”

Don’t Forget About America’s Responsible Foreign Sugar Suppliers

The Sugar BeatBy Phillip HayesMay 16, 2017

There are dozens of foreign producers who responsibly and fairly supplied the U.S. market for the decades before Mexico began gaming the system.

Mexico’s Top Trade Official Said It…They Flooded the U.S. Sugar Market

The Sugar BeatBy Phillip HayesMay 15, 2017

Hopefully this week’s talks will move in the right direction and towards suspension agreements that finally stop the injury caused by Mexico.

Sugar Rationing’s 75th Anniversary Highlights New Threat

The Sugar BeatBy Phillip HayesMay 8, 2017

Mrs. J.A. Tiedt sat down at a table across from a high school teacher in Culver, Indiana, 75 years ago this month and became the first person in her town to receive a book of sugar ration stamps.

It was May 1942 and World War II was raging across Europe. Sugar was the first food staple rationed by the U.S. government during the war.

Congress Calls on Trump to Stand Strong Against Subsidized Mexican Sugar

Press Releases, The Sugar BeatBy Phillip HayesMay 5, 2017

“We urge you to continue your strong efforts to utilize the United States’ antidumping and countervailing laws in response to the serious injury Mexico caused to U.S. sugar producers.”

DOC Announces Action to Stop Mexican Dumping of Subsidized Sugar with Duties, Unless a Deal Can Be Reached

Press Releases, The Sugar BeatBy Phillip HayesMay 2, 2017

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) yesterday announced that it would end the antidumping and countervailing duty suspension agreements in place with Mexico and impose duties on Mexican sugar beginning June 5, unless the two countries can reach an accord before then to stop Mexico’s unfair trading practices.