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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, April 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2017 – USDA announced today that it is opening up the U.S. market to an additional 414,000 tons of foreign sugar. The move was greeted warmly by U.S. food and candy makers, who have been clamoring for months for the USDA to allow in more sugar.
WASHINGTON, July 5, 2017 - A tax on sugary beverages went into effect on Saturday in Boulder, Colorado, and opponents of the levy are worried it will have results similar to what’s happening in Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2017 – The preliminary deal that the U.S. and Mexico announced on Tuesday on Mexican sugar exports hasn’t halted negotiations or pressure from lawmakers and industry groups on the Commerce Department to alter the agreement as it was laid out to the public.
WASHINGTON, June 7, 2017 - The U.S. and Mexico were able to reach agreement on how to regulate Mexican sugar exports, and officials from both sides of the border are saying that’s a strong sign ...
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2017 – The U.S. and Mexico today announced a preliminary agreement on a new system to regulate the flow of Mexican sugar into the U.S., but U.S. sugar refiners and rowers are not supporting the deal.
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2017 - There’s a growing concern among some U.S. lawmakers and food manufacturers that they’ll see the price of sugar – and the food it’s made with – go up if the sugar refining industry gets what it is demanding from Mexico.
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2017 – The U.S. Commerce Department is playing hardball with Mexico over its sugar exports and U.S. lawmakers appreciate the tactics.
