August 19, 2008: ISTC's letter to the US Department of Agriculture on the increase in the refined sugar TRQ. Click here
	July 3, 2008: ISTC's letter to the US Department of Agriculture on the OAQ shortfall reassignment. Click here
	ISTC's statement for the record of the April 26, 2007 hearing of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. Click here
	Testimony of Mrinal Roy, Mauritius Sugar Syndicate and Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture—May 10, 2006. Click here

1.  Thirty-eight developing countries have access to the U.S. sugar market under the U.S. tariff rate quota (TRQ) on raw sugar.  These developing country quota holders account for approximately 90% of U.S. sugar imports. 

2.  Sugar exports under the TRQ by these developing countries provide vital support for their economic development, rural employment and farm income.  

3.  The International Sugar Trade Coalition (ISTC) is a non-profit trade association of private sector sugar industries in developing countries that hold allocations under the U.S. TRQ.  ISTC will take appropriate common action on behalf of its members to protect their interest in continued access to the U.S. sugar market and the value of that access under the U.S. sugar program..  In particular, ISTC supports renewal of the current U.S. sugar program in the context of the 2007 Farm Bill.

4.  Changes to the U.S. sugar program that would reduce the price paid for sugar imported from developing country quota holders would undermine the effectiveness of access to the U.S. sugar market as a source of revenue for economic development, rural employment, and farm income.

5.  The activities of ISTC are funded exclusively by dues and contributions from its members.