Sarah Fogarty Thorn, director of international trade for the Grocery Manufacturers of America, said exempting sugar from a trade agreement hurts the ability of the U.S. to get foreign governments to drop their own protectionist trade policies.

Sarah Fogarty Thorn, director of international trade for the Grocery Manufacturers of America, said exempting sugar from a trade agreement hurts the ability of the U.S. to get foreign governments to drop their own protectionist trade policies.