• Commodity and Country Analysis
  • Next Data Update: November 19, 2009

  • USTR Announces the Re-Allocation of a Portion of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Tariff-Rate Quota for Refined Sugar, and USDA Announces Additional Terms and Conditions for Entry of the Re-Allocated Portion (10/27/08)

  • USDA Report To Include Mexican Sweetener Info For First Time  (USDA Radio News; 07/07/08 - real, mp3, wave)

  • Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook (Economic Research Service; 05/27/08)

  • Sugar: World Markets and Trade
  • World Sugar PS&D Situation & Data: May 2009
  • World Sugar PS&D Situation: November 2008
  • World Sugar PS&D Situation: May 2008
  • World Sugar PS&D Data: May 2008
  • World Sugar PS&D Situation Brief: November 2007
  • World Sugar PS&D Data: November 2007
  • World Sugar PS&D Situation Brief: May 2007
  • World Sugar PS&D Data: May 2007

  • Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook (Updated January, May and September)

• Special Articles/Presentations

  • USTR Announces FY 2009 Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar, Refined and Specialty Sugar and Sugar-Containing Products (U.S. Trade Representative; 09/07/08)

  • Successful Meeting of the United States–Mexico Joint Industry/Government Sweeteners Task Force (May 2007; .pdf)

    • Presentation (May 2007; .pdf; download MS PowerPoint file)

  • EU Agrees to Mandatory 2007/08 Sugar Production Cut (March 2007; .pdf)

  • Sugar and the EU: Implication of WTO Findings, and Reform (September 2004; .pdf)
  • Brazil Sugar (October 2003)
  • Mexico and Sugar: Historical Perspective (July 2004)
• Data
  • United States:
    • Sugar Monthly Import and Re-Export Data Report
    • Historical Data From the U.S. Trade Internet System (1989–Present)
    • Production, Supply and Demand (World Agricultural Outlook Board)
    • Customs Bulletin Board - Weekly Data for actual arrivals of sugar under the tariff rate quota.
    • International Trade Commission - This database allows you to run reports on U.S. imports and exports by HTS, SITC, and SIC codes for specific time periods.
    • Sugar and Sweeteners Yearbook Tables (links to MS Excel spreadsheets)
    • Sugar Statistical Compendium: Provides historical data (1950-90) on U.S. sugar production and consumption, imports and exports, and prices. Regional and state data are included. Tables are in Lotus 123 (.wk1) spreadsheet files.
  • Global:
    • Production, Supply and Distribution: PSDonline
    • World Marketing Years, by Country, for Centrifugal Sugar
    • FAOSTAT Agriculture Data: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization offers information on imports and exports from countries around the world, not necessarily to or from the United States.
• Price Information: FAS does not provide price information for sugar.
  • The price of daily and historic futures for refined and raw sugar is available through the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange at and the New York Board of Trade.
  • Brazilian sugar and alcohol prices and other information: select "Indicadores de Preco," then ACUCAR for sugar and ALCOOL for ethanol.
  • Mexican prices and other sugar information, such as production data.
• Mexican Sugar Price, Production and Other Information
  • Cana de Azucar
  • Zafranet
  • CNDSCA
• Policy
  • Sugar Loan Program
  • Tariff-Rate Quotas
  • Re-Export Programs
  • North American Free Trade Agreement and U.S–Mexico Sugar Relations
• Links
  • U.S. Sugar Import Program
  • Maximum Residue Limits Databases
  • Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Daily Settlement Prices
  • Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook - Economic Research Service
  • Sugar Beets - National Agricultural Statistics Service
  • Global Alliance for Sugar Trade Reform
• FAS Export Programs
• FAS Foreign Buyers List: Information about more than 25,000 foreign buyers of food, farm, fish, seafood and forest products in more than 80 countries; includes information about each firm such as contact person, address, telephone, fax, and type of product imported.
• Sugar Imports and Re-Exports: USDA administers three U.S. sugar import programs:
  • The Sugar-Containing Products Re-Export Program is designed to put U.S. manufacturers of sugar-containing products on a level playing field in the world market.
  • The Refined Sugar Re-Export Program is designed to facilitate the use of domestic refining capacity to export refined sugar into the world market.
  • The Sugar for the Production of Polyhydric Alcohol Program is established to provide world priced sugar to U.S. manufacturers of polyhydric alcohols.
  • Fact Sheet: U.S. Sugar Program
  • Sugar Under Tariff-Rate Quotas
  • Licensing Applications and Reporting Procedures
  • NAFTA Form for Those Not Using the Sugar Re-export Program
  • Commodity Status Report for Tariff Rate Quotas
• FAS Market Specific Reports
  • FAS Attaché Reports database
    • Exporter Guides – Overview of the country, economy and market.
    • Retail Guides – Overview including products with market potential, channels of distribution.
    • Sector Guides – HRI, etc.
    • Food and Agricultural Import Regulations (FAIRS) – Overview publication.
    • Commodity Reports
• Contacts:

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