date:Feb 16, 2013
troduced in the 2008 farm bill and is expected to be implemented for the first time this year as excess sugar supply has pushed raw and refined sugar prices near U.S. Department of Agriculture forfeiture levels for the first time in several years.
The bills also seek to reform domestic supply restrictions, including giving the secretary of agriculture authority to modify or suspend domestic marketing allotments and give the U.S.D.A. greater flexibility in administering the tariff rate quota sys