A Sweet Celebration of National Farmer’s Day
This National Farmer’s Day, we will be celebrating America’s sugarbeet and sugarcane farmers and everything they do to make our lives sweeter. Our 11,000 sugarbeet and sugarcane family farmers support over 151,000 American jobs coast-to-coast. In many of these communities, sugar is the main engine of economic growth. Rooted in farmer-, employee-, and family-owned cooperatives, […]
The Growing Importance of a 2024 Farm Bill
In a recent op-ed for Agri-Pulse, Dr. Rob Johansson, Director of Economics and Policy Analysis for the American Sugar Alliance and former Chief Economist at the U.S, Department of Agriculture (USDA), urged Congress to pass a new Farm Bill before the year ends. Over the past two years, Congress has held numerous hearings that have […]
Spooky Tales of No Chocolate in Trick-or-Treat Baskets? Look to Cocoa Shortage… Not Sugar
The volatility of the cocoa market has led to some truly spooky headlines over the past year, including cautionary tales of candy shortages. It’s inevitable that these headlines will rise from the dead again this Halloween and opponents of U.S. sugar policy may choose to take this opportunity to take a stab at sugar producers. […]
USDA Reports Confirm: Foreign Sugar Subsidies as Sour as Ever
If you thought the global sugar market was cleaning up its act after being named one of the world’s most distorted commodity markets – think again. Every year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture puts together thousands of reports, published as part of the Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN), including annual reports that detail many ways […]
Seattle Times Op-ed: Farm Bill is a Sweet Deal for WA
Ryan Munn, a third-generation sugarbeet farmer from Washington State, recently advocated for the passage of a strong Farm Bill in The Seattle Times. Growing sugarbeets has been a vital part of his family’s crop rotation for more than 30 years. “The Farm Bill is essential to our livelihood, as it provides a stable safety net, […]
Keeping It Sweet in Seattle
The urgent need to pass a five-year Farm Bill took center stage at the 39th International Sweetener Symposium in Seattle earlier this month, where farm leaders from the sugar industry gathered with lawmakers and policymakers to review the legislative and economic landscape. With the Farm Bill extension scheduled to expire in the coming weeks, this […]
Washington, Oregon Lawmakers Speak at Sugar Conference in Bipartisan Show of Support for Sugar Policy
Seattle, WA – In a bipartisan show of support for U.S. sugar policy, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-05), Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA-02), and Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04) all provided remarks at the U.S. sugar industry’s 39th annual conference, the International Sweetener Symposium, in Seattle, WA, this week. Each of the members noted the importance of agriculture […]
Sweetener Users, Sugar Producers Join in Support of Strengthened Sugar Policy
Seattle, WA – Sugar is a vital ingredient in our national food supply, and U.S. farmers, workers, and food manufacturers support the sugar policy provisions in the bipartisan Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024. Randy Green, speaking on behalf of the Sweetener Users Association (SUA) at the American Sugar Alliance’s (ASA) 39th International […]
House, Senate Ag Leaders Show Support for U.S. Sugar Policy
Seattle, WA – The bipartisan, bicameral leaders of the congressional Agriculture Committees reiterated their support for U.S. sugar policy during the 39th International Sweetener Symposium this week, hosted by the American Sugar Alliance. In recorded remarks, House Chairman GT Thompson (R-PA-15), Ranking Member David Scott (D-GA-13), Senate Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Ranking Member John […]
Farm Lenders, Financial Experts to Congress: Support U.S. Sugar Policy
Five dozen farm lenders and financial experts sent a letter today to House and Senate Agriculture Committee leadership urging Congress to strengthen U.S. sugar policy in the Farm Bill and oppose any efforts to weaken the farm safety net. “An effective safety net is essential when lenders consider extending operating loans to farmers, given the […]
Farm to Treat: Celebrating Our Farmers During National Candy Month
Every June, we celebrate the official start of summer alongside National Candy Month. Candy – in all its delightful forms – brightens smiles, livens celebrations, and serves as a small pleasure in our daily lives. These treats certainly have a way of making our lives more delicious, and we’re thrilled to join in the sweetness […]
America’s Sugarbeet and Sugarcane Farm Families, Factory Workers Applaud the Strong Sugar Provisions Included in Senator Boozman’s Farm Bill Framework
On behalf of America’s sugarbeet and sugarcane farm families and the factory workers from across the country represented by the American Sugar Alliance, Neil Rockstad, a Minnesota sugarbeet grower, fourth-generation farmer and President of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association, and Patrick Frischhertz, a Louisiana sugarcane grower and eighth-generation farmer, issued the following joint statement in […]
Statement on House Committee Passage of Farm Bill with Strengthened Sugar Policy
The American Sugar Alliance issued the following statement on the bipartisan passage of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 by the House Agriculture Committee: “Yesterday’s bipartisan committee passage of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 includes strengthened sugar policy provisions that will help ensure our family farmers and […]
India Continues Bitter Sugar Subsidies
A new U.S. government report on India’s egregious trade practices, co-authored with the government of Australia, once again demonstrates the importance of a robust U.S. sugar policy. As Congress is preparing to debate a five-year Farm Bill that includes a strengthened safety net for American sugar crop farmers – at no cost to U.S. taxpayers […]
America’s Sugarbeet and Sugarcane Farm Families, Factory Workers Applaud the Strong Farm Safety Net in House Farm Bill
On behalf of America’s sugarbeet and sugarcane farm families and the factory workers from across the country represented by the American Sugar Alliance, Neil Rockstad, a Minnesota sugarbeet grower, fourth-generation farmer and President of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association, and Patrick Frischhertz, a Louisiana sugarcane grower and eighth-generation farmer, issued the following joint statement on […]
Colorado, Montana Sugarbeet Farmers Urge Congress to Support Sugar Policy
With the next Farm Bill on the horizon, two sugarbeet farmers recently took to the pages of their homestate papers to praise U.S. sugar policy for keeping our food supply secure and supporting their family farms. U.S. sugar policy must be preserved and strengthened in the next Farm Bill. Colorado farmer Paul Schlagel grows sugarbeets […]
Experienced USDA FAS Official Joins Sugar Alliance
A long-time veteran of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Casey Bean will join the American Sugar Alliance (ASA) as the organization’s trade consultant on May 1. Bean will work with ASA to analyze the complex global trade issues that impact U.S. sugar farmers and shape America’s no-cost sugar policy. With more than thirty years […]
Bright Forecast for America’s Sugar Industry
Recently the Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri released their outlook for U.S. agriculture. They project that American sugar production remains strong and is expected to grow, despite challenges we have seen over the past couple years including factory closures in Sidney, MT, and Santa Rosa, TX. “Despite new […]