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Lawmaker calls for end to sugar price-fixing…in Malaysia
It’s not just Americans who want the government out of the sugar market. Last month, Sarawak DAP chief Chong Chieng Jen...
Chuck MuthMay 19, 2015 -
Zero-for-Zero should be on agenda for Brazil leader’s U.S. visit
In a recent Reuters story, Alonso Soto noted that on an upcoming visit to Washington, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s staff intends...
Chuck MuthMay 11, 2015 -
Moving to a free-market agriculture policy
(By J. Wesley Burnett, Ph.D. & Nathan P. Mehrens, Esq.) – After one of the longest Congressional debates over agricultural policy...
Chuck MuthMay 4, 2015 -
Another Day, Another Bailout for India’s Subsidized Sugar Sector
(By Phillip Hayes) – A subsidized bailout package worth approximately $320 million was just announced for India’s struggling sugar sector. But...
Chuck MuthApril 25, 2015 -
U.S. Sugar Policy: De Minimis Protections Against De Maximus Agricultural Price Manipulation
While our focus at the “Free Market Sugar” project has been primarily directed at the market-distorting subsidies of sugar by foreign...
Chuck MuthApril 20, 2015 -
Opportunity knocks for a free-market agriculture policy
(by Rick Manning) – Congress has a unique opportunity to spend time without the pressure of various cliffs and shutdown deadlines...
Chuck MuthApril 16, 2015 -
Abandoning U.S. Sugar Program would be Economic Suicide
To give you an idea of just how messed up India’s agricultural policies are, consider this item of bragging rights “enjoyed”...
Chuck MuthApril 6, 2015 -
All Aboard the Zero-for-Zero Express!
Because conservatives are well-known for their advocacy of free market public policies, it’s significant that a growing number of conservatives, including...
Chuck MuthMarch 24, 2015 -
Sugar Mill Owners Threatened with Jail and Mosquitoes
India is the world’s #2 sugar producer. Its sugar industry is also a royal mess. In an effort to woo the...
Chuck MuthMarch 19, 2015 -
What Horse Racing and the Global Sugar Market have in Common
Agri-Pulse.com reported last week… “Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., reintroduced a bill Friday that encourages the administration to target foreign sugar subsidies....
Chuck MuthMarch 10, 2015