Global Sugar Alliance members are active participants in processes to improve the world sugar trading environment. Members works closely together to ensure the fair and equal treatment of sugar in the WTO negotiations on agriculture.

Global Solutions Required for Global Problems

The huge challenges facing the world economy demonstrate – if such demonstration was needed – that we live in a global economic system, and there is no escape behind protectionist trade barriers.

SWEETENER USERS WARN LOW U.S. SUGAR SUPPLIES, TROPICAL WEATHER ARE RECIPE FOR HIGHER RETAIL PRICES and MARKET DISRUPTION

Washington, D.C. – July 21, 2009 – Faced with a combination of near-record refined U.S. sugar prices, domestic production shortages and refining capacity issues, food and beverage manufacturers that rely on an assured supply of sugar are concerned about the potential market disruption for the remainder of the year, particularly with hurricane season looming. Pointing to repeated claims by the American Sugar Alliance that sugar prices are low and last week’s assertion that the market is “sufficiently supplied,” the Sweetener Users Association (SUA) says that such claims are misleading and dangerous.

US Leadership “ Essential to Achieving Trade Outcomes

Bringing the Doha Round to a conclusion can deliver worthwhile improvements on the foundation of the Uruguay Round, and prevent the world sliding into a new era of protectionism. Much will depend on US leadership. It is both the opportunity and the challenge.

US Sugar Policy

The US sugar sector operates in a highly regulated environment. The government operates a price support program by managing the amount of domestically-produced and imported sugar that can be sold in the domestic market. These marketing instruments are underpinned by a loan system, whereby the government acts as a buyer of of last resort to support US domestic sugar prices.

Sweeten World Trade “ Conclude the Doha Round

Concluding the Doha Round is of critical importance to the world economy.

Sweeten World Trade “ Conclude the Doha Round

Concluding the Doha Round is of critical importance to the world economy. The Global Sugar Alliance, exporters of 80 per cent of the world’s cane sugar, urges world leaders and WTO Ministers to agree a framework that will lock in gains and prevent the world sliding into a new era of toxic protectionism.

US Leadership can tip the Doha balance

Political vision and leadership is vital to the successful reinvigoration of the WTO Doha Round

US Leadership can tip the Doha balance

The Global Sugar Alliance, exporters of 80 per cent of the world?s cane sugar, urges the US Congress (both House and Senate) to show leadership in the development of the 2007 Farm Bill as precursor to the reinvigoration of the Doha Development Round. Revival of the Doha Round will deliver food and energy security and create opportunity for rich and poor nations alike.

Doha Round a Phoenix from the ashes

The Doha Round is all about creating significant new commercial opportunities, especially for Developing Countries. Its collapse reflects an underlying lack of good will by the EU and US towards the creation of these opportunities, according to the Global Sugar Alliance. Global Sugar Alliance Chairman, Mr Keith De Lacy said, ?the world?s richest economies have allowed domestic political expediency to stand in the way of good economic sense, to the detriment of us all.?

USA Must Reform Sugar Program

Global Sugar Alliance Chairman, Mr Keith De Lacy said the US Sugar Program is out of step. ?It is out of step with other US agricultural policies. It is out of step with the substantial sugar policy reforms occurring in Europe. And, it is out of step with US objectives for an ambitious Doha Round outcome on Market Access?.

WTO Must Pass the Sugar Test

The Doha Round must create significant new commercial opportunities. The Global Sugar Alliance, exporters of 80 per cent of the world?s cane sugar, urges WTO Ministers to agree modalities that will deliver an ambitious outcome.

Global Sugar Alliance to Monitor EU Implementation of WTO Sugar Decision

Meeting in Geneva, the Global Sugar Alliance agreed to closely monitor EU implementation of the WTO decision that EU sugar exports must be limited to 1.273 million tonnes and sugar export subsidy payments must be capped at ?499.1 million.

Special Agricultural Safeguard Must Be Abolished

A key issue for sugar is the abolition of the Special Agricultural Safeguard (SSG). ?The SSG, introduced as a temporary measure in the Uruguay Round to facilitate transition, must be abolished?, Mr De Lacy said. ?The SSG is a third tier duty specifically designed to block market access.?

WTO Must Pass the Sugar Test

The Doha Round must create significant new commercial opportunities according to the Global Sugar Alliance.

Sugar time to address the real issues

The American Sugar Alliance Dumped Sugar paper is factually incorrect, selective and no doubt is designed to mislead.

Sugar ? an Opportunity for Leadership

The Doha Round must deliver the fair and equal treatment sugar. The Global Sugar Alliance, exporters of 85 per cent of the world?s raw sugar, urges WTO Ministers to make the Hong Kong WTO Ministerial meeting a watershed in the negotiations.

Sugar ? an Opportunity for Leadership

The WTO Ministerial must deliver fair and equal treatment for sugar according to the Global Sugar Alliance. For too long sugar has been side-lined as a so-called sensitive product in world trade negotiations. ?This is no longer acceptable.?

Open Letter to Shri Kamal Nath The Honourable Union Minister for Commerce and Industry - India

Dear Shri Kamal Nath India is a founding member of the Global Alliance for Sugar Trade Reform and Liberalisation. Many people say the Global Sugar Alliance is the most focussed of all international trade organisations.

Sugar ? a Litmus Test for WTO Ministerial Leaders

The Global Sugar Alliance calls on WTO Ministers to use sugar as a litmus test for the success of the Doha Round.

Open letter to the WTO Agriculture Negotiating Committee

Open letter to the WTO Agriculture Negotiating Committee from Keith De Lacy, Chairman

WTO Modalities For Further Commitments On Agriculture: SUGAR OBJECTIVES

The Doha Development Round has reached a watershed. Agreement on modalities for further reform of agriculture at the 5th WTO Ministerial meeting in Canc?n will be critical to the success of the round. The Global Alliance for Sugar Trade Reform and Liberalisation urges all negotiating parties to vigorously pursue agreement on modalities that will result in real and substantial agricultural trade reform and liberalisation as required by the Doha Declaration.

Intervention of Ricardo Villaveces in Cairns Group Ministers Meeting

Let me take you back briefly to the DOHA Ministerial Declaration November 2001. The words, though carefully crafted, highlight the need and commitment of WTO Ministers to improve world trade, especially for agriculture.

SUGAR IN THE WTO ? EXPECTATIONS?

Firstly, the title Sugar in the WTO. We all lapse into abbreviations; I prefer to use the expression ? WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION to remind ourselves what we are talking about ? WORLD TRADE. For sugar, this is hardly the case.

Targets for OECD

Protection is a major problem in sugar trade. The world sugar market has long been recognised as one distorted global commodity markets.

Building Alliances for Liberalisation and Reform

The world?s efficient sugar producers are determined to achieve positive, progressive and meaningful reform of sugar policies in the World Trade Organization (WTO) agricultural negotiations. They have banded together to form the Global Alliance for Sugar Trade Reform and Liberalisation. In terms of seeking to reform agricultural policies globally this new alliance builds on and extends the foundation laid by the Cairns Group.

Sugar in the WTO: an Australian perspective

Mr Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to address this important seminar and present an Australian perspective on ?Sugar in the WTO?. When Dr Baron invited me to participate, he asked that I address the topic from the perspective of both the Global Alliance for Sugar Trade Reform and Liberalisation and the Cairns Group.

Sugar Liberalisation: Are there Winners and Losers?

The theme of this year?s seminar ?HOT ISSUES FOR SUGAR? is very timely. It seems there are many issues indeed before our industry. Trade liberalisation is one on which much has been said and much more will be said before of the present WTO negotiations on agriculture conclude. Unfortunately, despite all the talk, to-date there has been little action.

Call For Action

The Global Alliance for Sugar Trade Reform and Liberalisation is committed to achieving an agreement from the WTO negotiations on agriculture that includes meaningful reform of sugar trade policies. It is important that the negotiations focus on the fundamental benefits of liberalisation for developing countries rather than solely on the concessions the major developed countries are prepared to make.

The Doha Round can help improve Food and Bio-fuel Security

The WTO Doha Round negotiations are entering a critical phase if they are to be brought to a conclusion this year. The concern of the Global Sugar Alliance is to ensure that the level of ambition is as high as envisaged in the original Doha negotiating mandate, with agreement for substantial reductions in subsidies and meaningful access improvements for all agricultural commodities, including sugar.

A Thai Perspective on Multilateral Sugar Trade Liberalisation

Dr Phisit Pakkasem - speech. Thailand is overwhelmingly dependent of the world sugar market. However, the world market for our sugar is hardly a level playing field.

The Need for EU Sugar Reform

In this presentation, I plan to cover the issues within the EU Sugar regime and our specific priorities for this WTO round.

US, EU AND JAPANESE SUGAR POLICIES MUST CHANGE

Sugar trade liberalisation is long overdue and there is no reasonable case for maintaining the current protectionist policies of the world?s three richest economies of the EU, US and Japan, according to the Australian delegation attending the World Trade Organisation?s (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Seattle.

Multilateral Trade Reform ? An Opportunity for the World Sugar Market ? An Australian Perspective

Sugar Trade Liberalisation will Provide a Boost for Brazil

...What should still remain is the support given to sugar cane producers from the less developed regions of the country ? accounting for approximately 5% Brazil?s total cane production ? which does not affect the international trade and is mentioned in the ?green-box? of the World Trade Organization.

Sweetening the U.S. Trade Agenda:

As the trading nations of the world head to Seattle this month to initiate the next round of global trade negotiations, one of the most important agenda items to the United States is the continued liberalization of world agricultural markets.

GLOBAL ALLIANCE LOOKS FORWARD TO US SUGAR PARTICIPATION

The recently formed influential international group Global Alliance for Sugar Trade Reform and Liberalisation confirmed its commitment to genuine free trade today in Seattle as the Chilean sugar industry announced its membership.

Building a Global Support for Sugar Trade Reform

Domestic sugar policies in the United States, European Union and Japan and elsewhere are imposing an enormous cost impost on the world?s efficient sugar producers and users alike.

Sugar: Internation Policies Affecting Marketing Expansion

This report represents a further step in ABARE's ongoing research into policy issues affecting world commodity markets and international trade.

SUGAR MESSAGE FOR WTO MINISTERS NOT SO SWEET

A unified force of 12 sugar producing countries, including some of the world?s largest producing and exporting countries, today issued a communique urging WTO Ministers to ensure positive, progressive and meaningful reform of sugar trade policies was achieved from this round of World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations commencing in Seattle.

Benefits of Trade Liberalisation ? an Overview

The world sugar market has experienced substantial growth over the past 20 years. Strong rises in consumer incomes, especially in many of the non OECD economies of Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, have provided much of the impetus for this growth despite the slowdown in consumption caused by the Asian economic crisis.

INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR SERIOUS NEGOTIATIONS AT THE WTO

Agriculture and food industry organizations from around the world call for trade liberalization.

Sugar ? time to address the real issues

?The American Sugar Alliance ?Dumped Sugar? paper is factually incorrect, selective and no doubt is designed to mislead.