International Trade

International trade issues and access to the U.S. market are critical  matters for sugarbeet growers.  Fifteen percent of domestic consumption is imported from 41 countries, making the U.S. the fourth largest net importer of sugar in the world.  With current efforts to expand the number of bilateral trade agreements between the U.S. and other sugar-producing and exporting countries, U.S. producers’ share of their market is threatened.  As more sugar is allowed to enter an already-saturated domestic market, growers could face lower prices.

 

The industry believes that sugar should not be included in bilateral trade agreements, but should rather be addressed on a multilateral basis, where worldwide subsidies can be addressed and appropriately eliminated.   

• Trade Agreements
  Check here to understand the impact of each trade agreement currently in development. 
• Tariff Rate Quota Announcement
  Up-to-date information on the TRQ--what it is, and how it affects imports and exports.
• Overview of Global Production and Trade
  The background on global sugar production and the world market. Who exports, who imports and who has a subsidy? See how the world market for sugar is the world's most distorted market, and why free trade agreements are wrong for America and sugar.