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An Update on the Consequences of EU Sugar Reform

International Journal on Food System Dynamics

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Title An Update on the Consequences of EU Sugar Reform
 
Creator Moyo, Sibusiso
Spreen, Thomas H.
 
Subject Impact of EU sugar policy; ACP countries; Sugar trade
 
Description Since its formation the European Union (EU) has employed a rather complicated policy to ensure high prices to domestic sugar growers and trade preferences to certain sugar exporting countries, e.g. the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group. One result of this policy is that the EU has been both the second largest importer and second largest exporter in the world market. Under pressure from the World Trade Organization (WTO), the EU agreed to reform its policies toward sugar in 2001, with the full effect of the reforms being fully implemented in 2006. In this paper, the impact of the sugar reform on EU production, consumption, imports, and exports is examined especially with regard to how it all affects the ACP countries who receive preferential treatment regarding access to EU sugar markets. Preliminary analysis indicates that lowering domestic EU prices, while quotas requirements for ACP countries remain intact might have negative revenue implications for poor sugar producers.
 
Publisher CentMA
 
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Date 2011-03-15
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://centmapress.ilb.uni-bonn.de/ojs/index.php/fsd/article/view/215
10.18461/ijfsd.v2i1.215
 
Source International Journal on Food System Dynamics; Vol 2, No 1 (2011); 67 - 76
1869-6945
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://centmapress.ilb.uni-bonn.de/ojs/index.php/fsd/article/view/215/113