 On 25 November 2005, the Council of the EU agreed to cut EU sugar prices by 36% as from 2009.In 2007, it seemed
that the U.S. Sugar Program could become the next target for reform.However, some commentators expected heavy lobbying from the U.S. sugar industry, which donated $2.7 million to US House and US Senate incumbents in the 2006 US election, more than any other group of US food-growers.