U.S. sugar trade reform sought

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

The Coalition for Sugar Reform has asked the Senate Agriculture Committee to abolish antiquated aspects of the country’s sugar trade policies in the proposed 2012 Farm Bill, especially U.S. subsidies for domestic producers. The coalition said these subsidies “distort free markets through an intrusive, big government regime that dictates sales quotas to individual companies” and “hamper U.S. export policy by compelling our (trade) negotiators to defend protectionist policies.” &nbs...

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