Sugar Policy and the 2008 Farm Bill

Jurenas, Remy

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Agriculture;    Agricultural production;    Sugar;    Sugar law and legislation;   

RP-ID  :  RL34103
RP-ID  :  RL34103_2008Sep12

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the provisions for sugar imports and the sugar price support program, which was reauthorized with some changes in the 2008 farm bill (P.L. 110-246, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act).It includes an overview of the sugar program as well as a breakdown of the issues from the 2008 farm bill including the level of sugar price support, controlling the sugar supply to protect sugar prices, sugar for ethanol, ang sugar program cuts.There is also an appendix comparing the 2008 farm bill provisions with previous legislation.