John Hoeven: “They have forced sugar prices for our producers down 42%.”

“So you're right on there. I want to bring up Brazil. You know, we hear about beef and other things, but for example, Brazil is dumping sugar over quota into our market. They have forced sugar prices for our producers down 42%. 42% of the. Okay, but if you go in the store, it's flat. Flat. Okay. So this is an example of where we need to enforce our agreement for our sugar producers.” (04:31–04:37)

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