AMERICAN CONFECTIONERS SAY LIBERALISE US SUGAR SUPPLIERS BEFORE ATTACKING BRAZILIAN SUBSIDIES
April 1st, 2013
US confectionery industry chiefs have accused an American sugar lobby group of crying wolf with its claims Brazil’s annual USD2.5 million sugar subsidies depress world prices by up to 30%. A recent American Sugar Alliance report slammed Brazilian government programmes saying they give Brazil sugar exporters an unfair advantageBut the USA’s National Confectioners Association (NCA) told just-food that not only do American sugar growers receive USD3.5 billion-a-year in subsidies, US legislation guarantees a minimum price for sugar, forcing consumers and ...
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