87 FR 109 pgs. 34635-34636 - Domestic Sugar Program—2022-Crop Cane Sugar Marketing Allotments and Cane and Beet Processor Allocations
Type: NOTICEVolume: 87Number: 109Pages: 34635 - 34636
Pages: 34635, 34636FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-12274 Filed 6-6-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Agriculture Department
Sub Agency: Commodity Credit Corporation
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Domestic Sugar Program-2022-Crop Cane Sugar Marketing Allotments and Cane and Beet Processor Allocations
AGENCY:
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), USDA.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing this notice to revise State cane sugar allotments, revise company allocations to sugar beet and sugar cane processors, and reassign some cane sugar marketing allotment to raw cane sugar imports already anticipated. This applies to all domestic beet and cane sugar marketed for human consumption in the United States from October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kent Lanclos, telephone, (202) 720-0114; or email, kent.lanclos@usda.gov. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication should contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On September 30, 2021, USDA announced the initial fiscal year 2022 (FY 2022) overall sugar marketing allotment quantity (OAQ), which was established at 10,370,000 short tons, raw value, (STRV). This was equal to 85 percent of the estimated quantity of sugar for domestic human consumption for FY 2022 of 12,200,000 STRV, as forecast in the September 2021 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, requires that 54.35 percent of the OAQ be distributed among beet processors and 45.65 percent be distributed among the sugar cane States and cane processors.
On December 22, 2021, USDA: (1) Increased the FY 2022 OAQ to 10,802,657 STRV; (2) consequently revised the cane and beet sector marketing allotments, the State cane sugar marketing allotments, and cane and beet processor allocations according to formulas contained in the authorizing legislation for the Sugar Program;? 1 and (3) transferred allocations from beet processors with surplus allocation to those in need of additional allocation. USDA determined that no reassignment of allotments among sugar cane States and allocations among cane processors was necessary at that time.
Footnotes:
1 ?The authority for the Sugar Program is in 7 U.S.C. 1359aa-1359jj, 7272, and 8110; 15 U.S.C. 714b and 714c.
In accordance with section 359e of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, after evaluating again each sugar beet processor's ability to market its full allocation, USDA is transferring FY 2022 allocations from sugar beet processors with surplus allocation to those in need of additional allocation. This transfer is presented in the table below. USDA is not reassigning any FY 2022 beet allocations to raw cane sugar imports at this time, given the uncertainty of beet sugar production quantities from new crop sugar beets in the final 2 months (August through September) of FY 2022.
[top] USDA has also determined that domestic cane sugar supplies are inadequate to fill the FY 2022 cane sugar marketing allotment. In accordance with section 359e of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, USDA is reassigning 600,000 STRV of this deficit to raw cane sugar imports already anticipated under the FY 2022 tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) for raw cane sugar, given the absence of any CCC stocks of sugar.
| Distribution | FY 2022 allocations as of November 2021 | Reassignments | Reassigned amount | Adjusted FY 2022 allocations as of May 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beet Sugar | 5,871,244 | 0 | 5,871,244 | |
| Cane Sugar | 4,931,413 | -600,000 | 4,331,413 | |
| Total OAQ | 10,802,657 | -600,000 | 10,202,657 | |
| Beet Processors Marketing Allocations: | ||||
| Amalgamated Sugar Co | 1,287,839 | 72,872 | 1,360,711 | |
| American Crystal Sugar Co | 2,072,759 | -53,797 | 2,018,962 | |
| Michigan Sugar Co | 714,025 | -102,846 | 611,179 | |
| Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op | 472,332 | 81,481 | 553,812 | |
| So. Minn Beet Sugar Co-op | 715,009 | -25,009 | 690,000 | |
| Western Sugar Co | 551,388 | 32,825 | 584,212 | |
| Wyoming Sugar Co. LLC | 57,893 | -5,525 | 52,368 | |
| Total Beet Sugar | 5,871,244 | 0 | 5,871,244 | |
| State Cane Sugar Allotments: | ||||
| Florida | 2,650,522 | -474,023 | 2,176,499 | |
| Louisiana | 2,050,477 | -55,324 | 1,995,153 | |
| Texas | 230,414 | -70,654 | 159,761 | |
| Total Cane Sugar | 4,931,413 | -600,000 | 4,331,413 | |
| Cane Processors' Marketing Allocation: | ||||
| Florida | ||||
| Florida Crystals | 1,091,290 | -296,058 | 795,231 | |
| Growers Co-op of FL | 476,790 | -75,879 | 400,911 | |
| U.S. Sugar Crop | 1,082,443 | -102,085 | 980,357 | |
| Total | 2,650,522 | -474,023 | 2,176,499 | |
| Louisiana | ||||
| Louisiana Sugar Cane Products, Inc | 1,423,506 | -33,214 | 1,390,292 | |
| M.A. Patout & Sons | 626,971 | -22,110 | 604,861 | |
| Total | 2,050,477 | -55,324 | 1,995,153 | |
| Texas | ||||
| Rio Grande Valley | 230,414 | -70,654 | 159,761 |
These FY 2022 sugar marketing allotment program actions will not prevent any domestic sugar cane or sugar beet processor from marketing all its FY 2022 sugar supply. USDA will closely monitor stocks, consumption, imports, and all sugar market and program variables on an ongoing basis and may make further program adjustments during FY 2022, if needed.
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Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (for example, braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or (844) 433-2774 (toll-free nationwide). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
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USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Zach Ducheneaux,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2022-12274 Filed 6-6-22; 8:45 am]
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