Sugar got front-page notice from the Wall Street Journal today. The article focused on a letter sent to the Secretary of Agriculture to increase the amount of sugar that can be imported without tariffs. Prominent food firms as well as several nonprofit groups, including CEI, signed the letter.
Currently, U.S. sugar users are facing steep prices and a shortage of sugar. Under the U.S. sugar program - a system of price supports and import restrictions — there are quotas on the import of…









