Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook: December 2021

The Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook for December 2021 reviews the sugar and sweetener market conditions for the United States and Mexico based on updates to the December World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. It also contains a special article describing the trends of U.S. sweetener imports from Mexico. In addition, it includes a short narrative regarding the civil antitrust lawsuit that the U.S. Department of Justice filed to block the proposed acquisition of Imperial Sugar Company by the United States Sugar Corporation.

Keywords: Sugar, sugarcane, sugarbeets, trade, sugar imports, high-fructose corn syrup, Mexico, NAFTA, USMCA, export limit, Department of Justice, merger, Imperial Sugar Company, United States Sugar Corporation

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