European Commission faces legal action over sugar rules

Tate & Lyle Sugars is taking legal action against the European Commission, claiming damages for what it called the mismanagement of the European Union's sugar market, in the third such case since 2011. ...

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By Debra Fiakas, CFA: Upstart Stevia First (STVF) joining agri-giants Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Cargill and Tate & Lyle (TATE) in lucrative sweetener market.

Mark J. Perry submits: The chart above shows that U.S. sugar prices have averaged twice the world price (28.1 cents per pound vs. 14.4 cents) since 1980 (data here), because of tariffs and quotas that restrict the amount of foreign sugar allowed to enter the U.S.

Today Andy Roth at the Club for Growth pointed my attention to a recent WSJ article about the USDA agreeing to allow more imported sugar into the United States because of dire predictions of imminent shortages.  The article itself is pretty boring - it's clearly written for a target audience of commodities traders, with the author reporting in a ho-hum manner USDA's decision and the current US and global market situation for sugar.