date:Jul 31, 2015
As with several thorny issues in the Pacific talks, U.S. trade representative Mike Froman is seeking to strike a delicate balance on sugar, opening American markets to more foreign competition without disrupting a politically entrenched program protecting the industry, according to people following the talks.
One option is to give Australia an extra sugar quota in addition to the amount it is allowed to ship to the U.S. under a World Trade Organization agreement. Giving Australian agriculture