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The FAO Food Price Index averaged 135.9 in October, virtually unchanged from September.  The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization says a higher Cereal Price Index countered drops in the indices for vegetable oils, dairy, meat, and sugar.  With the late...

The Commodity Credit Corporation does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2021, which runs from October 1st, 2021, to September 30th, 2022.     The CCC is required by law to quarterly announce estimates of sugar to be purchased and sold under the Feedstock Flexibility Program based on crop and consumption forecasts.  Federal law ...

Leaders from the U.S. sugar industry are meeting in Colorado this week for the 37th annual International Sweetener Symposium.  The Symposium is an annual event hosted by the American Sugar Alliance. “We know that rising input costs and inflation are top of mind for our growers right now," said Dr. Rob Johan...

World food prices took a small step down in April after reaching a record high in March. Reuters said global food security is still a big concern because of challenging conditions in world markets. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s food price index, which tracks the most globally-traded food commodities, averaged 158.5 poi ...

According to ERS, despite trade limits, Mexico remains the most significant sugar exporter to the United States. Before 2008, Mexico provided a negligible share of U.S. sugar imports but has since become the largest supplier. Mexico’s increasing contribution to the U.S. su ...

The world food price barometer surged to a new peak reaching its highest level since July 2011. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations released its monthly report last week, which tracks changes in the international prices of a basket of food commodities ...

Despite the pandemic, 2020 was a good year for Idaho’s Sugar Beet industry. Brad Griff, Executive Director for the Idaho Sugar Beet Growers Association, said in terms of tons and sugar, it was the second biggest crop in company history. “ ...

One of the less incendiary tweets sent out last week by President Trump had to do with the American sugar industry, making corn and sugar lobbyists happy.  Trump tweeted, “New sugar deal negotiated with Mexico is a good one for both Mexico and the U.S. Had no ...

The U.S. and Mexico have signed to a new agreement regarding the trade of sugar between the two nations that Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue calls a dramatic improvement.   Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said one thing the agreement will do is, “Suspend the anti-dumping and countervailing duties against Mexican sugar imports into the U.S.”   In ...