The Global Sugar Alliance members are the world's leading sugar producing nations, representing over 50% of world sugar production and more than 85% of world raw sugar exports. The objective of the group is to achieve positive, progressive and meaningful liberalisation of the world sugar market.

The Global Alliance for Sugar Trade Reform and Liberalisation was established during in November 1999 when members (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, India, Guatemala, South Africa and Thailand) agreed and signed a communiqué calling for WTO agreement on agriculture that includes positive, progressive, and meaningful reform of the world sugar market by ensuring that sugar is included as an important element of the agricultural trade agenda.

New legal challenges arise for Roundup Ready crops - Capital Press (subscription)

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Corn-Syrup Price Bolsters Sugar - Wall Street Journal

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Congress deserves to reap veto of farm bill - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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