Experts continue to talk about the cost of the current U.S. sugar policy for consumers, manufacturers, taxpayers and the environment, but there must be numbers to back up the claims.
This section serves as a resource center for economic research and data on the costs of the U.S. sugar program and the impact on consumers.
Abolish the Costly Sugar Program to Lower Sugar Prices
December 5, 2012
By Bryan Riley, The Heritage Foundation
Response to American Sugar Alliance EU Claims
September 12, 2012
By Coalition for Sugar Reform
Playing Games With Jobs Numbers
July 10, 2012
By Agralytica
The Sugar Lobby’s Sugar Price Misinformation Campaign Continues
July 2012
By Agralytica
ASA’s Imaginary Sugar Price Numbers
June 2012
By Agralytica
The U.S. Sugar Program: Bad for Consumers, Bad for Agriculture, and Bad for America
April 18, 2012
By Bryan Riley, The Heritage Foundation
The Impact of the U.S. Sugar Program
November 2011
By John Beghin and Amani Elobeid, Iowa State University
View the Fact Sheet
U.S. Sugar Policy is Costing Consumers An Extra $4 Billion Annually
October 2011
By Tom Earley, Promar International
Sweets for the Sweet: The Costly Benefits of the U.S. Sugar Program
July 2011
By Michael K. Wohlgenant, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor in the Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, North Carolina State University
Employment Changes in U.S. Food Manufacturing: The Impact of Sugar Prices
February 2006
U.S. Department of Commerce
Supporting Sugar Prices Has Increased Users’ Costs While Benefiting Producers
June 2000
U.S. General Accounting Office