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<p>During negotiations of the reform of the Common Agriculture Policy last year, which
led to the agreement to end sugar beet production quotas in 2017, the UK pushed for
the full liberalisation of the sugar regime in order to allow the sugar cane refiners
to compete with the beet producers on an equal footing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Disappointingly,
there was insufficient support from other Member States to secure the necessary changes
as part of that exercise. However, we remain committed to working with the European
Commission to address this issue through forthcoming EU trade agreements.</p><p> </p>
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