National Ag News

The U.S. Department of Commerce has released new draft sugar agreements approved by the U.S. and Mexico which address loopholes found in the principle agreement on June 6th.

U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the agreement between the two countries needs to be enforced and in the U.S. that will be USDA’s responsibility.  “The polarity over additional sugar—which the USDA gets to set—we’re going to be very mindful of our sugar industry here with sugarbeets as well as the cane producers and make sure we don’t harm our U.S.

Continue reading Amendments to sugar deal ease industry concerns at Brownfield Ag News.