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U.S. sugar reform bill proposed in both houses

Friday, February 15, 2013

A bipartisan group of U.S. legislators proposed bills in both the House and Senate to reform the Depression-era sugar program, including rolling back provisions in the 2008 Farm Bill that protect U.S. sugar growers. Sugar users, spearheaded primarily by the Sweetener Users Association (SUA), the Coalition for Sugar Reform and the National Confectioners Association (NCA), have been pushing for Congress to enact more trade-friendly regulations regarding sugar, including raising impor...

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