ERS analysts track U.S. and international sugar and sweetener production, consumption, and trade. They also monitor and analyze U.S. sweetener policy and events that affect the domestic, Mexican, and other international sweetener markets.

• Background
• Trade
• Market outlook
• Policy

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Measuring the Effect of Imports of Sugar-Containing Products on U.S. Sugar Deliveries analyzes the effects of imports of sugar-containing products on the level of sugar deliveries to U.S. industrial endusers of sugar.

recommended readings
Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook reports, which are published in January, May, and September, provide an update of current market and policy developments and their impacts on the sugar and corn sweetener industries.

Program-Induced Behavior Affects the Data analyzes how U.S. sugar marketing allotments affected firms' incentives to transfer ownership of sugar prior to the onset of marketing allotments in October 2002 and how that behavior affected the sugar supply and utilization reported in USDA's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report.

World Sugar Policy Review provides summaries of current sugar policy regimes in select sugar producing and exporting countries.

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recommended data products
Sugar and Sweeteners Yearbook tables contain the latest data and historical information on the production, use, prices, imports, and exports of sugar and sweeteners.

Tropical Products: World Markets and Trade, published biannually by USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, contains data on global sugar production, consumption, and prices.

Sweetener Market Data from USDA's Farm Service Agency contains statistics on U.S. sugar production, deliveries, trade, and stocks.

U.S. Sugar Statistical Compendium provides historical data (1970-90) on U.S. sugar production and consumption, imports and exports, and prices. Regional and state data are included. Tables are in Lotus 123 (.wk1) spreadsheet files.

U.S. Corn Sweetener Statistical Compendium provides historical data (1970-92) on U.S. corn sweetener supply and use (high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, and glucose), imports and exports, and prices. Tables are in Lotus 123 (.wk1) spreadsheet files.

The sugar analysis team is examining ways to improve USDA's forecasting and policy analysis for baseline projections and the farm bill analysis. Contact: Stephen Haley.

ERS economists analyzed the U.S. sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ) in the context of the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1997 and will expand their analysis of WTO issues for sugar in 2003. Contact: Stephen Haley.

related briefing rooms
USDA agricultural baseline projections
U.S. agricultural trade
Farm and commodity policy
Farm income and costs
Food consumption
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

related links
Links to other sites with economic information about sugar and sweeteners.

maps and images gallery
Charts tracking the sugar and sweetener industry.

for more information, contact: Stephen Haley or Nydia Suarez
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page updated: September 12, 2003