date:Jul 30, 2015
table theyre not satisfied with yet, as is the case with us, Mr. Robb said. Im not going to sign it without something for the sugar industry. Australia is the worlds third-biggest exporter of raw sugar.
Senior government colleagues of his, including Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce, have also said they wouldnt back the TPP unless Australias 2 billion Australian dollar (US$1.5 billion) sugar industry was assured of a better deal.
The U.S. has long worked to protect its domestic sugar cane an