The U.S. Sugar Equalization Board was a United States government agency established on July 11, 1918, during World War I, to stimulate U.S. sugar production by equalizing prices of domestic and imported crops.
The board bought and distributed the 1918–19 crop of Cuban sugar, and stimulated U.S. sugar production by equalizing prices of domestic and imported crops.
[4][5] In 1919, the board's contract with U.S. sugar refiners expired, and the responsibility for regulating and licensing sugar companies became a responsibility of the U.S. Attorney General.
[2][6] The board was a furtherance of the U.S. government's efforts to control the sugar industry during the early 20th century.
[7][3] The board was abolished by President Calvin Coolidge by Executive Order 4475 in July 1926.