Potential applications for CocoSweet+ include sweet baked foods, beverages, and flavored dairy and tea.

Domestic production also reduced for both years.

U.S.D.A. also expects no Feedstock Flexibility Program activity in 2016.

Stocks-to-use ratios are raised for both years.

Trade and consumer perception remain key issues affecting the market.

The agency seeks a daily value for added sugars on the Nutrition Facts label.

Caloric sweeteners currently trending include honey, raw sugar cane juice, brown rice syrup, barley malt and maple syrup.

Stabenow commends farm groups for working together on legislative issues.

Suspension agreement puts the U.S. Department of Commerce in charge rather than the U.S.D.A.

But indications are Australia will not get the full amount of additional access to the U.S. sugar market that it wanted.