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.
US Sugar PolicyThe 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. |
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Open Letter to Shri Kamal Nath The Honourable Union Minister for Commerce and Industry - IndiaDear 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. |
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Open letter to the WTO Agriculture Negotiating CommitteeOpen letter to the WTO Agriculture Negotiating Committee from Keith De Lacy, Chairman |
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WTO Modalities For Further Commitments On Agriculture: SUGAR OBJECTIVESThe 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. |
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Intervention of Ricardo Villaveces in Cairns Group Ministers MeetingLet 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. |
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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. |
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Targets for OECDProtection is a major problem in sugar trade. The world sugar market has long been recognised as one distorted global commodity markets. |
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Building Alliances for Liberalisation and ReformThe 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. |
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Sugar in the WTO: an Australian perspectiveMr 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. |
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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. |
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A Thai Perspective on Multilateral Sugar Trade LiberalisationDr 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. |
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The Need for EU Sugar ReformIn this presentation, I plan to cover the issues within the EU Sugar regime and our specific priorities for this WTO round. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Benefits of Trade Liberalisation ? an OverviewThe 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. |
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