WASHINGTON—Executives and lobbyists from the country's candy companies will descend on Capitol Hill later this week to tell lawmakers a story of economic woe. But such a story isn't supported by government data or by the messages these same candy companies are sending Wall Street, according to an issue brief released today by the American Sugar Alliance (ASA).

STOWE, Vt.—Farm policy may be under some scrutiny on Capitol Hill as lawmakers wrestle with budget issues, but one policy is winning accolades for its no-cost attributes.

STOWE, Vt.—Agriculture stands at the forefront of America’s economic recovery, Michael Scuse, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Under Secretary of Food and Foreign Agricultural Services, said this morning at the 28^th International Sweetener Symposium.

STOWE, Vt. -- Prospects for a World Trade Organization (WTO)-led global Doha trade negotiations are now in a state of paralysis, and many say they are well beyond any hope of revival.  That’s according to a panel of trade experts at the 28^th International Sweetener Symposium.

STOWE, Vt.—When it comes to sweeteners, the taste of sugar ensures that this all-natural product will continue to be a favorite among most consumers, according to a report released today at the 28^th International Sweetener Symposium.

STOWE, Vt. -- As most industries limped through the recent economic meltdown, one thrived, according to an issue brief, “Confectioners’ Sweet Recession,” released today by the American Sugar Alliance (ASA).

STOWE, Vt.—Under America’s current no-cost sugar policy, there have been fewer closures of sugar mills, refineries, and plants than at any time in the last four decades, according to data released today by the American Sugar Alliance (ASA) at the 28^th International Sweetener Symposium.

LANSING, MI—A guest column by WWII veteran Don Keinath in today’s Lansing State Journal discussed food shortages in the 1940s and warned Congress that gutting the country’s current no-cost sugar policy could again result in food rationing.

WASHINGTON—For the second time in as many months, two Congressmen today sent out a false warning of sugar shortages to their Capitol Hill colleagues just as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released official government estimates for projected sugar surpluses.

EAST LANSING, MI—Farmers from across the state joined Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Ranking Member Pat Roberts (R-KS) today for a Farm Bill hearing, and sugar policy received high marks.

WASHINGTON—Sugar policy, which hasn’t cost taxpayers a dime since 2001, will remain no cost through 2021, according to two recently released reports.

WASHINGTON—Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) today officially took over the gavel of the Senate Agriculture Committee. The American Sugar Alliance issued the following statement in response:

WASHINGTON—Congressman Frank Lucas (R-OK) today was named the Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee for the 112th Congress. The American Sugar Alliance issued the following statement in response:

VAIL, Colo.—Tight budgets on Capitol Hill will dominate the 2012 Farm Bill discussion, and that environment will be favorable for sugar producers, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) today told a roomful of sugar producers and buyers.