U.S. sugar producers concerned about 'loophole' in U.S.-Mexican pact

The group will work with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in the coming days to see if that issue can be addressed, said Phillip Hayes, a spokesman for the American Sugar Alliance, in a statement.

"U.S. sugar farmers and producers are concerned that the agreement in principle contains a major loophole in the section dealing with additional U.S. needs," the statement said.

(Reporting by Chris Prentice; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)