All posts tagged "Sugar Industry"
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Indian Sugar Program “Helping” Farmers to DeathIf you think the U.S. sugar program is bad, you should take a look at the sugar industry mess in India....
Chuck MuthOctober 28, 2015 -
Ag Committee Hearing: Foreign Subsidies Jeopardizing Free Trade and Harming American FarmersThe House Committee on Agriculture conducted a hearing on October 21 exploring how foreign government meddling in various agricultural markets was...
Chuck MuthOctober 26, 2015 -
TPP provides light at end of the sugar subsidy tunnelCritics of Rep. Ted Yoho’s “Zero for Zero” resolution who say it can’t be done should heed the wisdom of getting...
Chuck MuthOctober 15, 2015 -
India’s Sugar Woes in an Imperfect Global MarketWell, here we go again… Those in Congress who believe in unicorns and a global free market in sugar need only...
Chuck MuthSeptember 30, 2015 -
India’s Sugar Export Policy is “Almost Criminal”India is the world’s second largest producer of sugar, behind only Brazil. Its sugar industry is also a basket case. Let’s...
Chuck MuthSeptember 22, 2015 -
Donald Trump and the U.S. Sugar ProgramA serious drought in India could result in the nation’s sugar farmers getting the short end of the stick in order...
Chuck MuthSeptember 16, 2015 -
Unable to Beat Sugar Meddlers, Nigeria Joins ThemWhen most Americans hear “Nigeria,” what usually comes first to mind is “email bank scam.” But in an article published last...
Chuck MuthSeptember 9, 2015 -
Did the U.S. Sugar Program kill Oreo cookies?In a recent Daily Signal column, Bryan Riley was in near hysteria over the loss of 600 jobs baking Oreo cookies...
Chuck MuthSeptember 1, 2015 -
Sugar program opponents not entitled to their own factsI understand why free market advocates are opposed to the U.S. sugar program of modest tariffs and import quotas that don’t...
Chuck MuthAugust 25, 2015 -
Defending Rubio’s defense of U.S. sugar farmers
James Bovard’s recent USA Today column attacking Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) support of U.S. sugar policy is built on the false...
Chuck MuthAugust 18, 2015 -
India looking to give Subsidized Sugar away
India’s government heavily subsidizes its sugar industry, which is in crisis. With such sweet incentives from India’s government, Indian farmers continue...
Chuck MuthAugust 13, 2015 -
Near-Death of Hawaiian Sugar Industry Explained
The opinion column below, published last week in the Honolulu Star Advertiser, provides a quick primer on the danger of trade...
Chuck MuthAugust 4, 2015 -
Beware the Big Candy Bailout
Even though U.S. Census data say otherwise, U.S. candy manufacturers claim they have been shipping jobs overseas for years. And according...
Chuck MuthJuly 15, 2015 -
It’s not a free market if the market isn’t free of government intervention
How in the world does a country “hampered by inadequate moisture and poor (sugar) cane quality, small farm size, lack of...
Chuck MuthJune 23, 2015 -
U.S. should not follow E.U.’s “Monstrous Idiocy” on Sugar
For U.S. policy makers who think it’s only “third world” countries – such as Thailand, India and Brazil – that juice...
Chuck MuthJune 21, 2015
