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New Sugar Caucus can help U.S. consumers.
This week's announcement of the formation of a Sugar Reform Caucus in the U.S. Congress is good news for consumers, who have been burdened by higher sugar prices. The newly formed caucus should help consumers' cause for sugar reform.
The new bipartisan Congressional Sugar Reform Caucus, led by Reps. Mark Kirk (R- Ill.), Danny Davis (D-Ill.), Phil Crane (R-Ill.) and Clay Shaw (R-Fla.) could help to enhance the public debate on the need for reform. The sugar support program that started in 1934 to help struggling farmers during the Great Depression is outdated and costs consumers millions of dollars each year.
The U.S. sugar program is in urgent need of reform. The current system of de facto price ...
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- Newspaper article from: European Report November 19, 2003 700+ words
...on Agriculture (SCA) has discussed sugar reform and the Commission's three options...that emerged from the Council debate: sugar reform is inevitable and must be based on a...is unavoidable. The objective of the sugar reform is to take account of the internal and...
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- Newspaper article from: European Report May 11, 2005 700+ words
...Ministers' first chance to discuss the sugar reform since the World Trade Organisation...Agricultural Policy. The first draft of the sugar reform proposal, outlined in a Communication...Mary Coughlan said the Commission's sugar reform proposal "is completely unworkable...
- MEPs urged to act on sugar reform.
- Magazine article from: Agra Europe October 7, 2005 700+ words
...European Parliament's rapporteur on the sugar reform dossier, Jean-Claude Fruteau, had...table amendments to the entire proposed sugar reform before it is discussed in its Agriculture...22--at which a decision on the sugar reform is due to be taken. Both Fischer Boel...
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- Magazine article from: Europe Agri October 20, 2005 700+ words
...have strongly rejected the EU's sugar reform plans, attacking them as "disproportionate...Kinnock's report argues that the EU's sugar reform "will be a litmus test of the EU...the ACPs cope with the impact of the sugar reform over the next eight years. Commenting...
- Sugar reform plans to take centre stage at Farm Council.
- Magazine article from: Agra Europe September 16, 2005 700+ words
...fine details of the proposed reform. However, the proposed sugar reform has been taken off the main agenda for the next meeting...eyeing changes Fischer Boel received a poor reception for the sugar reform proposal when she spoke to MEPs this week, re-awakening...
Source: HighBeam Research, New Sugar Caucus can help U.S. consumers.