U.S. sugar policy Archives - American Sugar Cane League

You've found Sugarcane in the News, the home of the official American Sugar Cane League press releases and other news stories about the sugar industry. In this section you will find links to the Sugar News, our email newsletter about the the people who have made sugarcane the Louisiana's number one crop for more than two centuries. You can sign up to receive the Sugar News in your mailbox here.

There's also a link to The Sugar Bulletin, the League's monthly magazine, and its advertising rates and subscrption information. The Sugar Bulletin has been published since 1922 and you can research the sugar industry archives by clicking here or in the drop list to the left. The American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists archives are also available.

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USDA Under Secretary: Opportunity for U.S. Agriculture to be Hero on Climate Change

America’s farmers have an opportunity to be “a real hero in our ability to address climate change” through improvements in productivity and climate-smart practices, but a successful climate program “has to work for agriculture.” That was the message shared by Robert Bonnie, Under Secretary for...

Raw sugar at Alma Plantation, La. A new report has found that U.S. sugar prices do not impede the financial performance of sugar-using firms. And the report’s data is good news for American sugarcane and sugar beet growers. The analysis conducted by four agricultural economics...

June 22, 2020
Sam Irwin
American Sugar Alliance Press Release, ASCL Staff

For 2019-20, Louisiana sugarcane farmers produced approximately 40.45 percent of the total United States cane sugar production and 18.82 percent of total U.S. sugar production. We understand there's a need to import foreign sugar to supply the entire American sugar market. However, the widespread use...

Check back frequently to stay up to date on breaking news, legislative issues and other important information about the sugar industry.

USDA Under Secretary: Opportunity for U.S. Agriculture to be Hero on Climate Change

New Report Finds No Evidence that U.S. Sugar Program Harms Profitability of Sugar-Using Companies

Sour Subsidies Underscore Need for U.S. Sugar Policy