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Sugar Policy Works

FOR AMERICA:

No-cost sugar policy helps fuel the sugar industry, which supports 142,000 jobs and $20 billion in economic activity.

FOR TAXPAYERS:

U.S. sugar policy has operated at no cost to taxpayers since 2002, and the USDA projects it to remain no cost through at least 2021.

FOR GROCERY SHOPPERS:

Americans spend 14% less on sugar than consumers in other developed countries, and spend less of their incomes on sugar than any country in the world.

FOR SUGAR PRODUCERS:

After years of struggling -- nearly 40 sugar plants and more than 100,000 jobs have been lost since 1994 -- sugar producers have finally rebounded thanks, in part, to sugar policy.

FOR CANDY COMPANIES:

U.S. government data show candy production increasing nearly 9% since 2004, and 2.5% since the recession started in 2008.

FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:

The U.S. is the second largest net sugar importer in the world and buys sugar from 38 developing countries. No wonder so many developing nations support no-cost sugar policy.

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