Embassy lobbies US authorities for increased access for Fiji sugar into the US market
Jul 4, 2008, 10:54

The Embassy today sought increased access for Fiji sugar into the US market by partnering with the International Sugar Trade Coalition (ISTC) and approaching the US Secretary for Agriculture Ed Schafer regarding the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) June 23, 2008 announcement reassigning the unused portion of the 2007-08 cane sugar overall allotment quantity (OAQ) to Mexico.

The Embassy told the US Secretary for Agriculture that it was concerned that USDA’s reassignment of the unused cane sugar OAQ exclusively to Mexico discriminates against Fiji’s access as well as those of other members of the ISTC to the U.S. sugar market.

Download the full text of the Embassy’s submission to the US Secretary for Agriculture.

The Embassy is working closely with the International Sugar Trade Coalition to safeguard Fiji’s sugar exports to the US in the light of developments taking place in Europe with regards to Fiji’s sugar export to the EU.


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