date:May 18, 2016
in the May 10, 2016 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, USDA took this action as required by the Farm Bill in order to maintain an adequate sugar supply in an uncertain market. This uncertainty is in part due to inaction on GE labeling legislation and lack of consumer information about genetic technology.
USDA has reassigned 500,000 STRV (short tons raw value) cane sector domestic supply shortfall to imports. Of that, 300,000 STRV is reassigned to imports already expe