Country-by-Country Sugar Subsidy Developments
Compiled by ASA staff using USDA’s Global Agricultural Information Network reports.
The European Union Sugar Industry at World Market Prices
After more than half a century as a highly regulated sugar policy, with minimum prices and domestic sales’ quotas, the European Union’s Sugar Regime was liberalized from October 1, 2017. From then on, producers would freely decide how much to supply, a large amount of duty-free imports were available and prices were to be determined by supply and demand. “Market forces” would rule. Click here for the full report.
An Examination of Foreign Subsidies and Trade Policies For Sugar
The International Center for Agricultural Competitiveness (ICAC) at Texas Tech hosts and maintains a database of subsidies and trade policy information for public use. The report summarizes the information obtained and housed in the database relating to sugar in key producing, consuming, exporting, and importing countries. Click here for the full report.
Sugar Farmers and Farm Bill 2018
Executive Vice President of the Florida, Texas and Hawaii Sugarcane Growers Ryan Weston sat down with The Washington Examiner to discuss the upcoming Farm Bill: “Farmers are facing a 50% decline in income over the past 4 years with farm income at a 12-year low. When you are trying to do long-term business planning, you need that continuity.”
ASA Interview with Agri-Pulse: 2018 Ag and Food Policy Summit
ASA’s Phillip Hayes shares what U.S. sugar farmers are looking for in the upcoming Farm Bill, from fair and open trade to mitigating risk and fighting foreign subsidies.
Sugar Shorts: U.S. Sugar Policy
Opponents of American agriculture are making misleading attacks on the no-cost program in their quest to outsource U.S. sugar production to subsidized foreign industries. The final installment of ASA’s “Sugar Shorts” video series explains how sugar policy works.
Sugar Shorts: Foreign Subsidies
The third installment of ASA’s “Sugar Shorts” video series explains the difference between subsidies in foreign nations and no-cost U.S. sugar policy.
Sugar Shorts: U.S. Sugar Prices
How has the price of sugar remained so low for so long? The second video in the “Sugar Shorts” series explores the answer.
Sugar Shorts: How It’s Made
The first video in ASA’s “Sugar Shorts” series examines how sugar is made.
Congressional Testimony of Montana Sugar Farmer Ervin Schlemmer
Montana sugar farmer Ervin Schlemmer testified before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee to discuss the importance of maintaining current sugar policy in the 2018 Farm Bill.
Sugar Producers Seek Trade Protection After One State Ends Production
Last year ended on a sour note for a sweet domestic industry.
The Myth of High U.S. Sugar Prices
Do American consumers pay triple the world price for sugar? No.
ASA’s Jack Roney: Keep Sugar Policy Strong Amid Low Prices, Foreign Subsidies
https://youtu.be/jALonEhoW8c
U.S. Sugar Policy: Why We Have It and How It’s Working
A U.S. sugar policy that costs taxpayers $0, protects American producers against foreign sugar subsidies, and keeps consumer prices among the lowest in the world should remain in effect in the next Farm Bill, according to a top industry economist.
The Economic Effects of Significant U.S. Import Restraints: Ninth Update
Submission from the American Sugar Alliance to the United States International Trade Commission Investigation No. 332-325 “The Economic Effects of Significant U.S. Import Restraints: Ninth Update” Washington, D.C. January 30, 2017 Click here to read the report
It’s Spooky to Think…
It’s spooky to think how much the farmers’ share of Halloween has fallen in 20 years…
A Losing Game Plan
Two studies touting the importance of U.S. sugar policy took center stage when the American Sugar Alliance released a new video about studies by professors at Texas A&M University and the University of Maryland.
Analysis of the Coalition for Sugar Reform Amendments to U.S. Sugar Policy: Potential Effect on Policy and Industry
Dr. Joe Outlaw and Dr. James Richardson, co-directors of Texas A&M’s Agricultural and Food Policy Center.
Economic Effects of U.S. Sugar Policy
Professor Alexander J. Triantis Dean, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Foreign Subsidies: Jeopardizing Free Trade and Harming American Farmers
Testimony by Jack Roney, Director of Economics and Policy Analysis, and Don Phillips, Trade Advisor, ASA
Do the Numbers Back Up the Food Conglomerates’ Poor Mouthing?
Critics within the food manufacturing industry say sugar policy is causing it financial pain, and the only way to rectify the situation is to outsource U.S. sugar production and let heavily-subsidized foreign producers flood the market with cheap sugar. But do the numbers back up the food conglomerates’ poor mouthing?
Sugar’s Share of Candy Costs Continues to Crumble
Sugar costs about the same today as it did three decades ago. It’s easy to see who is making all of the money here.
European Union Sugar Industry Support
A report for the American Sugar Alliance by Patrick H. Chatenay, President, ProSunergy (UK) Ltd
Global Sugar Subsidies on the Rise
Testimony by ASA’s Jack Roney House Committee on Agriculture Full Committee Hearing: Review of Agricultural Subsidies in Foreign Countries
Thailand’s Sugar Policy: Government Drives Production and Export Expansion
by Antoine Meriot, Sugar Expertise LLC The Thai government has been closely involved with the Thai sugar industry for decades…
Sugarbeet Growers Respond to Misperceptions About Sugar Policy
Luther Markwart, Executive Vice President of the American Sugarbeet Growers Association, counters some common misperceptions about US sugar policy.
U.S. Sugar Producers Featured on U.S. Farm Report
Earlier this month, a national farming television program called the U.S. Farm Report ran a segment that used decades-old talking points about U.S. sugar policy to completely mischaracterize U.S. producers’ stance on trade.
Sugar Subsidies Fuel Inefficiency
https://youtu.be/1gjg6WLci_k
A Tale of Two Industries
Returns have been low for the better part of three decades for sugar industries on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border, but the two countries have dealt with the challenge far differently.
Sugar Price Survey
Why have large candy companies engaged in a multi-million-dollar lobbying effort…
Sugar and Economics
U.S. Sugar Policy is based on the economic principle that supply should reflect demand. Too much supply and low prices put farmers out of business. Too little supply and consumers get burned with high grocery bills.
Sugar & America’s Food Security – A Free Market Approach
https://youtu.be/yHsqP9FF6Sg
Government Support and the Brazilian Sugar Industry
by Patrick H. Chatenay of ProSunergy (UK) Ltd
Post-Hearing Submission from the American Sugar Alliance to the United States International Trade Commission
“The Economic Effects of Significant U.S. Import Restraints: Eighth Update”
Submission from the American Sugar Alliance to the United States International Trade Commission Investigation No. 333-325
“The Economic Effects of Significant U.S. Import Restraints: Eighth Update”
Maryland Professor Shreds Big Candy’s Shoddy Sugar Policy Analysis
by Professor Alexander J. Triantis
