Dick Lugar: “In my home State of Indiana, corn refining adds substantially to the value of our corn crop. On average, Indiana…”

“In my home State of Indiana, corn refining adds substantially to the value of our corn crop. On average, Indiana produces 800 million bushels of corn annually. It is estimated that corn refining--primarily through the production of high-fructose corn syrup--adds about $200 million to the value of Indiana's corn crop. In addition to enhancing the value of our corn crop, corn refining results in the direct employment of approximately 1,700 Hoosiers with an estimated payroll of over $70 million. It is for the above reasons that I join Senators Grassley, Harkin, Daschle, and Kerrey in introducing a concurrent resolution instructing the United States Trade Representative to take the appropriate actions in regards to a preliminary imposition of antidumping duties against United States exports of high-fructose corn syrup to Mexico. These duties were imposed on June 25 in response to a petition brought to the Mexican Government by the sugar producers' organization in Mexico.”