Washington — The Alliance for Fair Sugar Policy (AFSP) hosted a panel discussion on opportunities to reform the U.S. sugar program in the 2023 farm bill last week. Members of Senate and House offices heard from Alliance experts on how Congress can address the rising cost of food by making bipartisan, targeted changes to the program…

“The federal sugar program is a corporate welfare relic that favors producers at the expense of consumers,” said Nan Swift, fellow, governance program, R Street Institute. “On top of this preferential treatment, sugar growers also have access to other taxpayer-funded subsidies, such as federal crop insurance. In today’s modern farm economy, there is no place for protectionism that provides insulation from competitive pressures and raises costs for American consumers…”