Industry officials in the sugar industry have abandoned the fight to renew the restrictions governing the United States/Mexican sugar trade (formerly implemented via NAFTA). The “intense opposition from the Bush administration and the corn syrup industry” proved to be too much, apparently. (SOURCE: Grand Forks Herald)
Sadly, it is unclear why industry officials gave up on their efforts. My questions are: Where are the representatives who are supposed to be standing up for the farmers on these issues? Where do they stand, and why wasn’t there a bigger fight?
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