Statement Urging Final Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

The American Sugar Alliance issued the following statement:

“America’s sugarbeet and sugarcane family farmers and workers urge final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as quickly as possible. Thanks to Chairmen John Boozman, Mike Crapo, GT Thompson, and Jason Smith, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act contains farm and tax provisions that will help keep family farms and good jobs in America, including necessary updates to the Farm Bill sugar provisions.

“Our family farms and factories are facing immense financial pressures which are making it difficult to continue. Several American sugar processing facilities have permanently closed in recent years resulting in the loss of multi-generational sugarbeet and sugarcane family farms and sugar worker jobs – an urgent signal that the farm safety net needs to be strengthened to keep sugar production in America and provide food security for consumers. Since the expiration of the 2018 Farm Bill two years ago, sugarbeet and sugarcane farmers have been pressing Congress to update and improve the farm safety net. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will strengthen U.S. sugar policy in support of our family farmers and sugar workers.”