June 2009   VOLUME 5 ISSUE 6  
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The Mexican Wild Card

A loophole in NAFTA has allowed Mexico to ship far more sugar into the United States this crop year than the USDA first predicted.  The uncertainty created by Mexican imports is one more reason U.S. producers are urging the Secretary of Agriculture to be cautious about allowing additional sugar imports from other countries...


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Study Shows Sweet Deal on U.S. Sugar

As food manufacturers lobby the USDA to flood the American sugar market with imports and sink prices, a new study unveiled this month shows U.S. companies are already paying less for sugar than their counterparts in other developed countries....


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America’s Sweet Tooth Has Winners and Losers

Recession or not, people will still celebrate Christmas, Halloween, Easter and Valentine’s Day, which is why candy companies make money in good times and in bad, says the National Confectioners Association (NCA). Article courtesy of The Hand That Feeds U.S...


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