Following are “Sweet Facts” e-newsletters on the issue of sugar policy and the need for reform. Click on the links to download and print a PDF version of each newsletter.
- Leading Groups Key Vote Sugar Reform Amendment (May 22, 2013)
- More Than 15,000 U.S. Candy & Snack Makers Call on Congress to Reform the Costly Sugar Program (May 21, 2013)
- Senators: Bipartisan Amendment Would REFORM, NOT REPEAL Federal Sugar Program (May 21, 2013)
- America Will Be ‘Flooded’ with Foreign Sugar if Congress Reforms the Sugar Program? FALSE. (May 20, 2013)
- In Case You Missed It: The U.S. Sugar Program Is Not So Sweet for Small Business.
(May 16, 2013) - In Today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: WI Business Leaders Urge Delegation to Support Sugar Reform (May 15, 2013)
- In Today’s Baltimore Sun: MD Business Leaders Urge Delegation to Support Sugar Reform
(May 15, 2013) - EU Failed to End Sugar Quotas in Its 2006 Reform and Now Says, “It Doesn’t Make Sense” to Leave Them in Place (May 14, 2013)
- In Case You Missed It: NPR Talks to OH Business Leader About Need for Sugar Reform
(May 8, 2013) - Sugar Reform: A “Big Candy” Issue? Check Your Grocery List. (May 7, 2013)
- Sugar Reform by the Numbers (April 30, 2013)
- Sugar-Using Industries Employ Nearly 600,000 American Workers (April 24, 2013)
- Don’t Be Fooled by the Sugar Lobby’s Absurd Claims (April 22, 2013)
- Virginia Manufacturers Urge Congressional Delegation to Support Sugar Reform (April 17, 2013)
- Sugar Program Creates Market Instability, Drives Up Costs for U.S. Consumers and Taxpayers (April 16, 2013)
- Washington Post: Congress Should Pass Bipartisan Sugar Reform Act (April 9, 2013)
- Lancaster Newspapers: Sugar Policy Hurts Consumers, Manufacturers (April 4, 2013)
- America’s Small Business Leaders Call on Congress to Reform Costly U.S. Sugar Program (April 2, 2013)
- How Much Is 400,000 Tons of Sugar? (March 26, 2013)
- From Leading Newspapers to Late Night, Consensus Is: America’s Current Sugar Policy Isn’t Working (March 21, 2013)
- Bloomberg News: Sugar Program Benefits the Few at the Expense of Everyone Else
(March 19, 2013) - Graham: Sugar Producers Should Have to Compete in the Free Market, Just Like Most U.S. Businesses (March 15, 2013)
- Taxpayers May Get Big Bill from Big Sugar (March 13, 2013)
- Sugar Lobby: So Many Ads, So Few Facts (March 12, 2013)
- We Agree With ASA: “Don’t Repeat Europe’s Mistakes” (March 4, 2013)
- Sugar Lobby and Its Allies Continue to Distort the Facts (February 26, 2013)
- Business Leaders Agree: America Can’t Afford the U.S. Sugar Program (February 20, 2013)
- Did You Get Your Valentine from the National Confectioners Association? (February 14, 2013)
- Current Sugar Program Helps Our Global Competitors, While American Consumers and Businesses Pay the Price (February 6, 2013)
- State-by-State, the Sugar-Using Industry Helps to Drive American Employment & Economic Growth (January 29, 2013)
- Business, Consumer Advocacy and Thought Leaders Agree: It’s Time to Reform the U.S. Sugar Program (January 23, 2013)
- U.S. Sugar Program Reform Could Save American Consumers and Businesses Billions, Create Thousands of Jobs (January 15, 2013)
- Sugar Lobby Continues to Mislead with EU Comparisons (December 20, 2012)
- U.S. Sugar Program Creates Instability, Could Leave Consumers Paying Millions More if Reforms Are Not Enacted (December 19, 2012)
- The Sugar Program Is Working? Working for Whom? (December 13, 2012)
- Sugar Reform Will Benefit All American Consumers and Businesses That Use Sugar
(December 11, 2012) - Sugar Subsidies Artificially Inflate U.S. Sugar Prices, Impose Costly Hidden Tax on Consumers and Businesses (December 6, 2012)
- Before Pointing the Finger at Other Sugar-Producing Countries, Let’s Reform Our Own Market-Distorting Policies (December 4, 2012)
- Sugar Reform Means Independence from Costly Restrictions, Not Dependence on Sugar Imports (November 29, 2012)
- Sugar Lobby’s Fuzzy Math on Jobs Numbers (November 27, 2012)
- With Misleading ‘Surplus’ and Price Claims, Sugar Lobby Stays True to Its Campaign of Distortion (November 16, 2012)
- The Farm Bill, as Drafted, Does Not Help Small Businesses That Use Sugar (November 15, 2012)
- A ‘No Cost’ Program?: Not So Fast, Sugar Lobby (November 14, 2012)
- ‘Unwrap the Facts’ Takes On Sugar Lobby’s Campaign of Distortion (November 13, 2012)
- A Ghost from Halloweens Past: The U.S. Sugar Program (October 31, 2012)
- FACT CHECK: Big Sugar Is at It Again – Distorting the Facts to Protect Subsidies (October 10, 2012)
- Business Associations Across America Agree: U.S. Sugar Policy Stifles States’ Economic Growth (September 18, 2012)
- FACT CHECK: EU and U.S. Sugar Reform Efforts Do Not Compare (September 12, 2012)
- “Sugar Subsidies Out of Date,” Say Sens. Shaheen, Lugar & Toomey (August 14, 2012)
- ATR: U.S. Sugar Program ‘Not So Sweet for the Economy’ (August 13, 2012)
- Salt Lake City Companies Call on Congress to Reform the Costly U.S. Sugar Program in the 2012 Farm Bill (August 13, 2012)
- American Consumers Should Not Be Saddled With a $3.5 Billion Hidden Tax on Sugar (August 7, 2012)
- Small & Medium-Sized, Family-Owned Candy Companies Across America Urge Congress to Reform the Sugar Program Now (July 31, 2012)
- FACT CHECK: Sugar Lobby Continues Campaign of Distortion, Misrepresenting the Facts (July 25, 2012)
- Medina, OH, Company Calls on Congress to Reform the Costly U.S. Sugar Program in the 2012 Farm Bill (July 24, 2012)
- FACT CHECK: Sugar Reform Will NOT Make America Reliant on Foreign Imports or Jeopardize the Domestic Sugar Industry (July 24, 2012)
- Bryan, OH, Company Calls on Congress to Reform the Costly U.S. Sugar Program in the 2012 Farm Bill (July 20, 2012)
- Chicago, IL, Company Calls on Congress to Reform the Costly U.S. Sugar Program in the 2012 Farm Bill (July 19, 2012)
- FACT CHECK: U.S. Sugar Lobby Continues to Distort the Findings of a Department of Commerce Study (July 17, 2012)
- Lincolnshire, IL, Company Calls on Congress to Reform the Costly U.S. Sugar Program in the 2012 Farm Bill (July 11, 2012)
- Leading Conservative Groups Agree: It’s Time to Reform the U.S. Sugar Program (July 10, 2012)
- Leading Consumer, Labor & Environmental Groups Agree: It’s Time to Reform the U.S. Sugar Program (July 10, 2012)
- South Bend, IN Company Calls on Congress to Reform the Costly U.S. Sugar Program in the 2012 Farm Bill (July 10, 2012)
- FACT CHECK: The U.S. Sugar Program Needs Reform Now (July 10, 2012)
- House Ag Committee Members: The U.S. Sugar-Using Industry Employs More Than 600,000 Americans, Including Over 500,000 in Your States Combined (July 9, 2012)
- FACT CHECK: U.S. Sugar Prices Have Increased Significantly Since 2008, Despite Sugar Lobby’s False Claims (July 5, 2012)
- After the July 4 Recess, It’s Time for Congress to Reform the U.S. Sugar Program in the 2012 Farm Bill (July 3, 2012)
- Editorial Pages & Opinion Leaders Across the Country Agree: It’s Time to Reform the U.S. Sugar Program in the 2012 Farm Bill (June 28, 2012)
- Tacoma, WA Company Calls on Congress to Reform the Costly U.S. Sugar Program in the 2012 Farm Bill (June 28, 2012)
- Lufkin, TX Company Calls on Congress to Reform the Costly U.S. Sugar Program in the 2012 Farm Bill (June 26, 2012)
- FACT CHECK: U.S. Sugar is NOT ‘More Affordable than World Average’ (June 26, 2012)
- “America vs. the Sugar Lobby” (June 20, 2012)
- Hayward, CA Company Calls on Congress to Reform the Costly U.S. Sugar Program in the 2012 Farm Bill (June 15, 2012)
- Despite Sugar Lobby’s Misleading Claims, Central American Sugar Growers Want U.S. Sugar Reform (June 14, 2012)
- Allendale, NJ Company Calls on Congress to Reform the Costly U.S. Sugar Program in the 2012 Farm Bill (June 12, 2012)
- Bipartisan Sugar Reform Amendment to 2012 Farm Bill Enjoys Broad-Based Support (June 12, 2012)
- Los Angeles Candy Company Calls on Congress to Reform the Costly U.S. Sugar Program in the 2012 Farm Bill (June 5, 2012)
- From Coast to Coast America’s Candy Makers Have an Important Message for Congress: ‘It’s Time’ to Reform the Sugar Program in the 2012 Farm Bill (June 5, 2012)
- New Members of Congress Call for U.S. Sugar Program Reform in the 2012 Farm Bill (May 30, 2012)
- What’s Missing in the 2012 Farm Bill Debate?(May 24, 2012)
- Members of Congress Send Bipartisan Letter to House Leaders, Urging ‘Robust’ Debate on the U.S. Sugar Program (May 22, 2012)
- From the Heart of Sugar Cane Country: Farm Bill’s Sugar Program a “Net Negative” for Economy (May 16, 2012)
- American Enterprise Institute Critical of Wasteful U.S. Sugar Program (May 8, 2012)
- Teamsters Join Call for Reform of U.S. Sugar Program (May 3, 2012)
- Congressman Urges Bipartisan Reform of U.S. Sugar Program in 2012 Farm Bill (May 1, 2012)
- The Artificially High Price of Sugar Has a Very Real Impact on U.S. Consumers and Businesses (April 24, 2012)
- Extra! Extra! Read All About It … (April 19, 2012)
- As Americans Prepare to Pay Taxes Today, There is a Hidden Tax Consumers Pay Every Day … The Sugar Tax (April 17, 2012)
- State-by-State, the Sugar-Using Industry Helps to Drive American Employment & Economic Growth (April 10, 2012)
- For Peep’s Sake! It’s Time to Reform U.S. Sugar Policy! (April 3, 2012)
- U.S. Sugar-Using Industry Generates More Than 600,000 American Jobs (March 27, 2012)
- Small Business Owners Across America Are Forced to Pay Nearly Twice the Average World Price for Sugar: A Price Local Job Creators and Consumers Can’t Afford (March 20, 2012)
- In Case You Missed It … Recent News Coverage Outlines the Case for Reforming U.S. Sugar Policy (March 15, 2012)
- Canada is Reaping the Sweet Benefits of the Outdated U.S. Sugar Program (March 13, 2012)
- Contrary to Popular Belief … The U.S. Sugar Program Costs American Consumers and Taxpayers(March 6, 2012)
- Small Business Leaders and Consumer Advocates Agree…The Time For Sugar Reform Is Now(February 28, 2012)
- A Valentine’s Day Treat for Congress from the Coalition for Sugar Reform … (February 14, 2012)
- Ending Sugar Subsidies, Reforming Quotas Would Save Consumers Money, Create U.S. Jobs, Says Study (February 9, 2012)