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Fact Sheets & Reports<\/strong>
\nFamily Farmers and Food Security<\/a> Citizens Trade Campaign
\nFood Security, Farming, CAFTA, and the WTO<\/a> Global Exchange
\nCAFTA and the Rural Sector<\/a> Washington Office on Latin America
\nDeals For Trade Votes Gone Bad<\/a> Public Citizen, June 2005
\nThe U.S. Program & the Threats Posed by DR-CAFTA Report<\/a> and
\nFact Sheet<\/a> Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, April 2005
\nMigration and Coffee in Mexico and Central America<\/a> International Relations Center, December 13, 2004
\nA Raw Deal For Rice<\/a> Oxfam America, November 16, 2004
\nA History of Land in Guatemala: Conflict and Hope for Reform<\/a> Interhemispheric Resource Center, September 17, 2004
\nImpacts of CAFTA on the U.S. Sugar Industry<\/a> North Dakota State University, December 2003<\/p>\n

Articles & Statements<\/strong>
\nPosition of the Salvadoran Social Movement Before CAFTA Goes into Force<\/a> February 22, 2006
\nPassage of CAFTA Bad News for Farmers<\/a> Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy, July 28, 2005
\nCAFTA Vote Continues Outsourcing American Jobs & Agriculture<\/a> Western Organization of Resource Councils, July 28, 2005
\nCAFTA: A Loss for Farmers & Rural Communities<\/a> National Family Farm Coalition, July 27, 2005
\nThere is No CAFTA Sugar Deal<\/a> American Sugar Alliance, June 23, 2005
\nAmerican Sugar Alliance Testimony Before the House Committee on Ways and Means<\/a> April 21, 2005
\nAmerican Corn Growers Oppose CAFTA<\/a> American Corn Growers Association, March 23, 2005
\nUnion Strikes Palm Sugar Plant Over Cuts in Jobs, Benefits, Overtime<\/a> South Florida Sun-Sentinel, December 29, 2004
\nSupermarket Giants Crush Central American Farmers<\/a> New York Times, December 28, 2004
\nMigration and Coffee in Mexico and Central America<\/a> International Relations Center, December 13, 2004<\/p>\n

Crossroad for CAFTA<\/a> Miami Herald, December 6, 2004
\nGuatemalan Labor Disputes Fueling Violent Stand-Offs<\/a> Miami Herald, December 1, 2004
\nAgriculture Dilemma Heats Up<\/a> Tico Times, November 19, 2004
\nLouisiana Sugar Growers Show Off 12,000 Anti-CAFTA Signatures<\/a> Associated Press, November 18, 2004
\nUS Deal Menaces Central American Farmers – Report<\/a> Inter Press Service, November 16, 2004
\nWorkers Left Sterile by Pesticide Seek Justice<\/a> Tierramerica, November 8, 2004
\nLouisiana Sugar Cane Industry Circulating Petitions Against CAFTA<\/a> Associated Press, November 7, 2004
\nSugar Producers Lobby Against CAFTA<\/a> Williston Daily Herald, November 7, 2004
\nTrade Deal Endangers Colorado Farmers<\/a> Rocky Mountain News, November 5, 2004
\nState Sugar Beet Growers Sour on Proposed Trade Pact<\/a> Denver Post, October 5, 2004<\/p>\n

Sugar Beet Growers Launch Education Effort<\/a> Agri News, September 21, 2004
\nSugar Beet Area Not Sweet on Pact<\/a> Washington Post, September 20, 2004
\nBeet Industry Takes on CAFTA<\/a> Grand Forks Herald, September 17, 2004
\nArea Beet Farmers Say No to CAFTA<\/a> The Forum, September 17, 2004
\nSugar Growers Sour on Trade Pact, Bush<\/a> Star Tribune, September 10, 2004
\nWhy the U.S. Sugar Industry Opposes CAFTA<\/a> Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative
\nNew Trade Pact Threatens Jobs in Florida Sugar Industry<\/a> Palm Beach Post, August 29, 2004
\nBenefits of CAFTA, Free Trade to U.S. Agriculture Exaggerated<\/a> American Sugar Alliance, August 10, 2004
\nPacts Could Ruin U.S. Sugar Industry, Senator Warns<\/a> Palm Beach Post, August 10, 2004
\nFarmers Object to Trade Pact with U.S.<\/a> EFE, August 4, 2004<\/p>\n

CAFTA Threatens Ill Domino Effect<\/a> Ag Weekly, June 5, 2004
\nThe Sucking Sound of America\u2019s Production Agricultural Demise<\/a> Press release from Dakota Resource Council, May 28, 2004
\nCAFTA Benefits Agribusiness Over Farmers<\/a> Press Release, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, April 22, 2004
\nFree-trade proposal has sugar growers up in arms<\/a> The Bay City Times, January 16, 2004
\nFlorida Farm Groups Oppose Free Trade Pacts<\/a> South Florida Sun-Sentinel, January 16, 2004
\nCAFTA won’t just hurt sugar<\/a> Grand Forks Herald, January 13, 2004
\nSugar deal may not be so sweet for U.S. producers<\/a> Associated Press, January 8, 2004
\nFoster and Blanco team up to protest CAFTA on sugar provision<\/a> Associated Press, December 22, 2003
\nNational Farmers Union Opposes CAFTA<\/a> Press Release, December 19, 2003
\nLeaders oppose CAFTA sugar talks<\/a> Grand Forks Herald, December 17, 2003<\/p>\n

Johnson Urges Reconsideration Of Sugar Trade Strategy<\/a> Press Release by North Dakota’s Agricultural Commissioner, December 12, 2003
\nCAFTA Could Cause 1000s of Farmers to Lose Jobs<\/a> Council on Hemispheric Affairs Press Release, December 5, 2003
\nFree trade proposals could drop prices below production levels<\/a> Grand Forks Herald, December 3, 2003
\nWestern Sugar Opposes Central American trade proposal<\/a> Associated Press, January 5, 2003
\nTestimony on CAFTA<\/a> Witness for Peace<\/p>\n

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