Sugar industry
The network of sugarcane and sugarbeet growers, processors, refiners, trade associations, PACs, and individual donors that lobby to protect the US sugar program — a federal price support and import quota system that keeps domestic sugar prices roughly double world market levels.
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
LDA reported lobbying spend
$4,610,000
Connections
13
Coalition view
Sugar industry operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with American Sugar Alliance PAC, SWEETENER USERS ASSOCIATION, ASR Group (formerly Domino Sugar parent), Western Sugar Cooperative PAC, AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY, Florida Crystals (Fanjul Corporation), AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE, U.S. Sugar, American Sugar Cane League PAC, Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers PAC, American Crystal Sugar PAC, American Sugar Cane League, Florida Crystals PAC (Flo-Sun/Fanjul family) and U.S. Sugar Corporation PAC. Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).
Combined tracked giving
$1,578,167
Combined tracked receipts
$29,572
Combined lobbying spend
$14,893,948
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Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advocated for | 2023 Farm Bill Reauthorization - Sugar Provisions | The sugar lobby is fighting to maintain and strengthen sugar provisions in the 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization | Source |
| Advocated against | Sugar Reform Act (S.832, 118th Congress) | The sugar industry successfully lobbied to defeat the Sugar Reform Act, which would have eliminated price supports | Source |
| Received donation from | Alfonso "Alfy" Fanjul Jr. | Major Democratic-leaning individual donor supporting the sugar program | Editorial |
| Received donation from | Jose "Pepe" Fanjul | Major Republican-leaning individual donor supporting the sugar program | Editorial |
| Has as instrument | Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers PAC | Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers PAC supports candidates favorable to the sugar program | Editorial |
| Has as instrument | Western Sugar Cooperative PAC | Western Sugar Cooperative PAC supports candidates favorable to sugarbeet interests | Editorial |
| Has as instrument | American Sugar Cane League | American Sugar Cane League represents Louisiana sugarcane growers | Editorial |
| Coalition with | Florida Crystals (Fanjul Corporation) | Florida Crystals / Fanjul Corporation is the largest US sugarcane refiner and the most politically connected sugar company | Editorial |
| Coalition with | U.S. Sugar | U.S. Sugar Corporation is the second-largest Florida sugar producer and a major Everglades landowner | Editorial |
| Coalition with | AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY | American Crystal Sugar is the largest US sugarbeet cooperative | Editorial |
| Coalition with | ASR Group (formerly Domino Sugar parent) | ASR Group is the largest sugar refiner in the world, controlled by the Fanjul family | Editorial |
| Has as instrument | AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE | American Sugar Alliance is the umbrella lobbying coalition for the US sugar industry | Editorial |
| Has as instrument | SWEETENER USERS ASSOCIATION | Sweetener Users Association opposes sugar subsidies as a counterweight within the sugar policy debate | Editorial |