date:May 13, 2016
finers is a bigger portion now because Mexico has a smaller quota, said Kevin Combs, global sweetener specialist with McKeany -Flavell in Oakland, Calif.
The rising tension highlights how the U.S. growers dispute with Mexico over alleged dumping has had unintended consequences for the sugar industry and for companies like Imperial Sugar, which doesnt have its own domestic raw supplies.
USDA data analyzed by Reuters show that about one-third of sugar from Mexico headed to the traditional cane r