The U.S. Senate released a letter that echoes the concerns expressed by the Independent Bakers Association (IBA) of possible negotiations for a managed trade agreement on Mexican sugar, according to the Washington-based association. American sugar producers filed anti-dumping and countervailing duty petitions against Mexican sugar with claims that the import caused substantial injury to the domestic sugar market. Senators from both sides of the aisle caution the U.S. Commerce Department and Agriculture Department from considering such an agreement.
“It's good to see that some of our elected officials are taking action to support sugar-using businesses,” IBA chairman Ron Cardey said in a press release. “The injury is to the baking industry. Even when sugar was $0.06 per pound, we still could not get our hands on it.”