Sugar, Sugar, & More Sugar

Sugar Reform Act of 2013-2015

Upon looking at the different kinds of legislative acts that revolved around Agriculture, I had a hard time really discovering on that I could relate to. Although I eat foot every day, there weren't many that I had a strong connection with that I felt had really benefited me in the way that it might with other people. However, I was not afraid of figuring out how some of these might really affect me, which in turn really put into perspective what I eating, what clothes I wear, etc. However, when I came across the Sugar Reform Act of 2013, I realized that this one was especially close to home. 

For me, as someone who is married, I have come into the understanding of how important it is to havefood at home. With this in mind, it has become quite hard to always have a wide variety of food at home based on our spending budget and maintaining a good diet. Although I am married, both my husband and I are still going to college, and it is not always easy to have lots of money to spend on groceries when we have to pay for other things. One aspect of having sugar in many products is that, "Archaic sugar policies have driven costs up for U.S. bakers and consumers to unmanageable levels for far too long," (Sterk, Mackie) basically stating that it would be great for all types of consumers that purchase sugar. 

Although the Sugar Reform Act went from 2013-2015, it was never actually enacted. However, I feel as though it would have been a good Act that would benefit everyone. They are once again reviewing this particular Act to see if they can get it passed in the future. From the Congress.gov website, we see the first version of the Act and what is focuses on which, "requires that sugar allotments be appropriate to maintain adequate supplies at reasonable prices, taking into account all domestic supply sources, including imports," this statement discusses that the supplies that are sold need to be sold at reasonable prices in all different matters. Since they have looked into the Act again, they looked into having the same promises from the Act and some new ones such as having, "18 cents per pound for raw can sugar for each of the 2015 through 2018 crop years," (GovTrack) indicating some of the changes they would like to make and a process of making that work.  I do understand how hard it can be, in today's world, being able to well manage money and to create a chance for everyone to still make money and keep the economy under control. This is a hard thing to do because of the way people work and how they need to keep their products in check to make sure everything runs smoothly. If this Act would to pass and make headway in the upcoming years, I really think it would benefit the economy and help make a difference for the production of sugar and how we, as consumers, will be buying in the future. 

Works Cited

Pitts, Joseph. Liberty of Congress. Congress.gov, 14 February 2013. Web. 26 July 2015. 

Shaheen, Jeanne. GovTrack. Sugar Reform Act of 2015. 12 February 2015. Web. 26 July 2015. 

Sterk, Ron. Food Business News. Sosland. February 15, 2015.  Web. 26 July 2015.