date:Aug 06, 2015
sugar industry demands for 500,000 tonnes a year.
Australian trade representatives were not pressing for a base figure as high as 500,000 tonnes, the source said, but were seeking a mechanism to ensure the countrys producers could tap future growth in U.S. sugar demand.
Australia has been pushing for a guaranteed slice of future increased growth, which would deliver some significant gains over the years ahead based on U.S. growth projections, said the source, who declined to be identified due