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The Impact of the U.S. Sugar Program Redux

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  • Beghin, John
  • Elobeid, Amani

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We analyze the various welfare costs, transfers, trade, and employment consequences of the current U.S. sugar program for U.S. consumers, other sugar users, sugar refiners, cane and beet growing and processing industries, other associated agricultural sectors, and world markets. The removal of the sugar program would increase U.S. consumers' welfare by $2.9 to $3.5 billion each year and generate a modest job creation of 17,000 to 20,000 new jobs in food manufacturing and related industries. Imports of sugar containing products would fall dramatically, especially confectioneries substituting for domestic inputs under the sugar program. Sugar imports would rise substantially to 5–6 million short tons raw sugar equivalent. World sugar price increases would be minor, equivalent to about 1 cent per pound.

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  • Beghin, John & Elobeid, Amani, 2015. "The Impact of the U.S. Sugar Program Redux," ISU General Staff Papers 201501010800001557, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:isu:genstf:201501010800001557
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    • Q17 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agriculture in International Trade
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