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Farm Bill Conference: Sugar Developments

Congressional Quarterly writer Catharine Richert reported yesterday that, “Legislative language that would upend a longstanding trade agreement with Mexico to favor U.S. sugar growers is being circulated among House and Senate lawmakers involved in writing the 2007 farm bill.

“Under the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement, Mexico could export sugar to the United States tariff-free starting Jan. 1, 2008, ending quotas and costs associated with the trade, potentially creating a glut of sugar here.”

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Posted by Keith Good • January, 17, 2008 • 5:43 am