ND Sen. John Hoeven and Others Ask for Section 301 Investigation Into Unfair Sugar Trade

Broad House, Senate group requests investigation into foreign sugar practices

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ND Sen. John Hoeven and others ask for Section 301 Investigation Into Unfair Sugar Trade

WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and Representatives Julie Fedorchak (R-N.D.) and Troy Carter (D-La.) led a bipartisan, bicameral effort, along with 108 of their colleagues, in support of efforts by U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer to utilize a Section 301 investigation into unfair and discriminatory trade practices by foreign sugar-producing countries. They call on USTR to take ap…

Economist warns sugar producers face billion-dollar losses, Congress calls for trade investigation

An ag economist says it’s likely U.S. sugar growers and processors will face significant losses this year without additional trade protections for the industry. “It’s going to be a big problem, it’s going to be a very, very big problem.” Shawn Arita with the Ag Risk Policy Center at North Dakota State University tells Brownfield the two-tiered […] The post Economist warns sugar producers face billion-dollar losses, Congress calls for trade inves…

Sugar industry and members of Congress urge U.S. Trade Representative to investigate sugar imports

WASHINGTON — A large bipartisan group of U.S. senators and representatives have joined the sugar industry in asking U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to launch a Section 301 investigation into unfair and discriminatory practices by foreign sugar-producing countries. A Section 301 investigation is a trade probe conducted by the Office of the United States Trade Representative under the Trade Act of 1974. It authorizes the U.S. to investiga…