The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service published a notice in the Federal Register increasing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 raw cane sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) by 125,000 metric tons (MT), putting the market at risk for American sugar farmers. This decision is in direct conflict with Farm Bill precedent first set in 2008.
“Minnesota sugarbeet farmers produce the highest quality, most sustainably grown sugar in the world. The Biden Administration’s decision to ignore Congressional authority and more than 15 years of precedent undercuts American farmers and puts at risk the strong U.S. sugar policy that our domestic industry relies upon,” said Rep. Brad Finstad of Minnesota, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture.
“Farm and food security is national security, and we must focus on supporting the business of American farm families rather than foreign countries.”
Beet sugar production accounts for over half of all U.S. sugar produced and delivers more than $11 billion in value to the economy. Minnesota sugarbeet farmers contribute nearly one-third of the nation’s overall sugarbeet crop.
From the office of Rep. Finstad
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