Notice2021-27766
Domestic Sugar Program-2022-Crop Overall Sugar Marketing Allotment, Cane Sugar and Beet Sugar Marketing Allotments and Company Allocations
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December 22, 2021
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Agriculture DepartmentCommodity Credit Corporation
Abstract
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing this notice to increase the fiscal year (FY) 2022 overall sugar marketing allotment quantity (OAQ), State cane sugar allotments, and revise company allocations to sugar beet and sugar cane processors, which apply to all domestic beet and cane sugar marketed for human consumption in the United States from October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72574-72575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27766]
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 22, 2021 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Domestic Sugar Program--2022-Crop Overall Sugar Marketing
Allotment, Cane Sugar and Beet Sugar Marketing Allotments and Company
Allocations
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing
this notice to increase the fiscal year (FY) 2022 overall sugar
marketing allotment quantity (OAQ), State cane sugar allotments, and
revise company allocations to sugar beet and sugar cane processors,
which apply 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, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e555b504a10525f505d52514d7e4b4d5a5f10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cea5aba0bae0a2afa0ada2a1bd8ebbbdaaafe0a9a1b8">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 OAQ, which was established at 10,370,000 short
tons, raw value, (STRV) equal to 85 percent of the estimated quantity
of sugar for domestic human consumption for the fiscal year 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
sugarcane States and cane processors.
Some beet processors anticipate that their FY 2022 beet sugar
supplies will exceed their FY 2022 marketing allocation, a phenomenon
known as ``blocked stocks.'' Given the expected large amount of blocked
beet sugar stocks and current high sugar prices, USDA is increasing the
FY 2022 OAQ to 10,802,657 STRV. The revised beet sector allotment is
5,871,244 STRV (an increase of 235,149) and the revised cane sector
allotment is 4,931,413 STRV (an increase of 197,508). The revised beet
and cane sector allotments are distributed to individual processors
according to formulas contained in the authorizing legislation for the
Sugar Program,\1\ as shown in the Table below (see the column titled
``Preliminary Adjusted Allocation'').
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\1\ The authority for the Sugar Program is in 7 U.S.C. 1359aa-
1359jj, 7272, and 8110; and 15 U.S.C. 714b and 714c.
FY 2022 Overall Beet/Cane Allotments and Allocations
[Short tons, raw values]
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Increase in OAQ Reassignments
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Adjusted FY
Distribution Initial FY Amount of Preliminary Reassigned 2022 allocation
2022 allocation adjusted amount as of December
allocation increase allocation 2021
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Beet Sugars.................... 5,636,095 235,149 5,871,244 0 5,871,244
Cane Sugar..................... 4,733,905 197,508 4,931,413 0 4,931,413
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Total OAQ.................. 10,370,000 432,657 10,802,657 0 10,802,657
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Beet Processors Marketing
Allocations:
Amalgamated Sugar Co....... 1,206,731 50,347 1,257,078 30,761 1,287,839
American Crystal Sugar Co.. 2,072,759 86,480 2,159,239 -86,480 2,072,759
Michigan Sugar Co.......... 582,071 24,285 606,356 107,669 714,025
Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op..... 391,421 16,331 407,752 64,580 472,332
So. Minn Beet Sugar Co-op.. 760,693 31,738 792,431 -77,422 715,009
Western Sugar Co........... 575,228 24,000 599,228 -47,840 551,388
Wyoming Sugar Co. LLC...... 47,192 1,969 49,161 8,732 57,893
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Total Beet Sugar....... 5,636,095 235,149 5,871,244 0 5,871,244
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State Cane Sugar Allotments:
Florida.................... 2,544,366 106,156 2,650,522 0 2,650,522
Louisiana.................. 1,968,353 82,124 2,050,477 0 2,050,477
Texas...................... 221,186 9,228 230,414 0 230,414
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Total Cane Sugar....... 4,733,905 197,508 4,931,413 0 4,931,413
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Cane Processors' Marketing
Allocation:
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Florida
Florida Crystals........... 1,047,582 43,707 1,091,290 0 1,091,290
Growers Co-op of FL........ 457,694 19,096 476,790 0 476,790
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U.S. Sugar Crop............ 1,039,090 43,353 1,082,443 0 1082,443
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Total.................. 2,544,366 106,156 2,650,522 0 2,650,522
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Louisiana
Louisiana Sugar Cane 1,366,493 57,013 1,423,506 0 1,423,506
Products, Inc.............
M.A. Patout & Sons......... 601,860 25,111 626,971 0 626,971
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Total.................. 1,968,353 82,124 2,050,477 0 2,050,477
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Texas
Rio Grande Valley.......... 221,186 9,228 230,414 0 230,414
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In accordance with section 359e of the Agricultural Adjustment Act
of 1938, as amended, after evaluating each sugar beet processor's
ability to market its full allocation after the OAQ increase, USDA is
transferring allocations from beet sugar processors with surplus
allocation to those with deficit allocation as shown in the Table
above, in the column titled ``Adjusted FY 2022 Allocations as of
December 2021.''
These actions will result in a transfer of 304,674 STRV of
allocation to beet processors with a deficit allocation, an amount
sufficient to allow them to market their entire FY 2022 beet sugar
supply. USDA has determined that no reassignment of allotments among
sugarcane States and allocations among cane processors is necessary at
this time.
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.
USDA Non-Discrimination Policy
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights
regulations and policies, USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees,
and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are
prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin,
religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual
orientation, disability, age, marital status, family or parental
status, income derived from a public assistance program, political
beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in
any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases
apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by
program or incident.
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.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA
Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at <a href="https://www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint">https://www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint</a> and
at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in
the letter all the information requested in the form. To request a copy
of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form
or letter to USDA by mail to: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250-9410 or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1857595b586d6b7c79367f776e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="551a141615202631347b323a23">[email protected]</span></a>.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Robert Ibarra,
Acting Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2021-27766 Filed 12-21-21; 8:45 am]
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