The Sugar Beat

June 2013-Vol. 9 Issue 5

06.10.13 - Sugar, Sugar Everywhere
Sugar, Sugar Everywhere If you love sugar, here’s some good news: America is sitting on a mountain of cheap sugar right now.
 
If you produce sugar or think a domestic sugar industry is important, here’s some terrible news: America is sitting on a mountain of cheap sugar right now.
 
Through a loophole in NAFTA, Mexico has flooded America with...
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06.10.13 - New Sugar Policy Video Touts `Zero-for-Zero' Strategy
Just prior to the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan vote to strike down an anti-sugar amendment, the American Sugar Alliance released a new video designed to remind lawmakers of the importance of a strong sugar policy.

New Sugar Policy Video Touts `Zero-for-Zero' Strategy...

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06.10.13 - Brazil Sugar Subsidies at High Tide
Brazil Sugar Subsidies at High Tide If you’re having a hard time keeping up with subsidy news coming out of Brazil, you’re not alone. On a near weekly basis, the Brazilians are announcing special deals to help its sugar producers expand their already OPEC-like stranglehold on the world sugar market.
 
Here’s a recap of what has recently transpired.

 

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Papers & Testimony
Economic Effects of U.S. Sugar Policy

By Professor Alexander J Triantis

University of Maryland

pdf"Economic Effects of U.S. Sugar Policy".pdf
 
New Sugar Policy Video Spotlights Low Prices and Big Candy’s Profits

WASHINGTON—U.S. sugar prices are as low today as they were in the 1980s, and confectioners are prospering under the current U.S. sugar policy. That was the message in a new video released today by the American Sugar Alliance (ASA).


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Government Support and the Brazilian Sugar Industry

By Patrick H. Chatenay
President, ProSunergy (UK) Ltd


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2012 U.S. Sugar Price Survey
2012 Sugar Price Survey

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Lessons from the EU 2006 Sugar Regime Reform

By Patrick H. Chatenay
President, ProSunergy (UK) Ltd


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Commentary on "The Impact of The U.S. Sugar Program"

By Professor Alexander J. Triantis
University of Maryland


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Commentary on 2006 U.S. Department of Commerce Report

By Professor Alexander J. Triantis
University of Maryland


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Press

06.13.13 - RedState Hosts Sugar Policy Panel to Discuss ‘Zero-for-Zero’

WASHINGTON—Erick Erickson, the editor-in-chief for RedState, hosted a panel of conservatives yesterday to discuss sugar policy and the ongoing Farm Bill debate.

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Audio & Video