Notice2023-07509
Domestic Sugar Program-2023 Cane Sugar Marketing Allotments and Cane and Beet Processor Allocations
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Published
April 11, 2023
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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 2023 (FY23) overall sugar marketing allotment quantity (OAQ); increase beet and State cane sugar allotments; revise company allocations to sugar beet and sugar cane processors; and reassign beet and cane sugar marketing allocations to raw cane sugar imports already anticipated. These actions apply to all domestic beet and cane sugar marketed for human consumption in the United States from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21604-21606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07509]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Domestic Sugar Program--2023 Cane Sugar Marketing Allotments and
Cane and Beet Processor 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 2023 (FY23) overall sugar
marketing allotment quantity (OAQ); increase beet and State cane sugar
allotments; revise company allocations to sugar beet and sugar cane
processors; and reassign beet and cane sugar marketing allocations to
raw cane sugar imports already anticipated. These actions apply to all
domestic beet and cane sugar marketed for human consumption in the
United States from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kent Lanclos; telephone, (202) 720-
0114; or email, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99f2fcf7edb7f5f8f7faf5f6ead9eceafdf8b7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ddb6b8b3a9f3b1bcb3beb1b2ae9da8aeb9bcf3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals who require
alternative means for communication should contact the USDA Target
Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and text telephone (TTY)) or dial 711
for Telecommunications Relay Service (both voice and text telephone
users can initiate this call from any telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 30, 2022, USDA announced the
initial FY23 OAQ, which was established at 10,646,250 short tons, raw
value, (STRV) equal to 85 percent of the estimated quantity of sugar
for domestic human consumption for the fiscal year of 12,525,000 STRV
as forecast in the September 2022 World Agricultural Supply and Demand
Estimates report (WASDE). The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (Pub.
L. 75-430) 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.
In the March 2023 WASDE release, USDA increased the FY23 estimate
of sugar consumption for food use to 12,600,000 STRV. As a result, USDA
is increasing the FY23 OAQ to 10,710,000 STRV. The revised beet sector
allotment is 5,820,885 STRV (an increase of 34,648) and the revised
cane sector allotment is 4,889,115 STRV (an increase of 29,102). The
revised beet and cane sector allotments are distributed to individual
processors according to statutory formulas as shown in the table below
(see the column labeled ``Preliminary Revised Allocation'').
In accordance with section 359e of the Agricultural Adjustment Act
of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359ee), after evaluating each sugar beet processor's
ability to market its full allocation, USDA is transferring FY23
allocations from sugar beet processors with surplus allocation to those
with deficit allocation listed in the table below. USDA has also
determined
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that domestic beet sugar supplies are inadequate to fill the FY23 beet
sugar marketing allotment.
In accordance with 7 U.S.C. 1359ee(b)(2), USDA is reassigning
250,000 STRV of the deficit to raw cane sugar imports already
anticipated, given the absence of any Commodity Credit Corporation
(CCC) stocks of sugar. In the table below, each sugar beet processor's
allocation following these changes is shown in the column labeled
``Revised FY23 Allocations'' and the amount of change in each
processor's allocation in the column labeled ``Reassigned Amount.''
In accordance with section 7 U.S.C. 1359ee(b)(1), after evaluating
each sugarcane processor's ability to market its full allocation, USDA
is transferring FY23 allocations from sugarcane processors with surplus
allocation to those with deficit allocation in the table below. USDA
has also determined that domestic cane sugar supplies are inadequate to
fill the FY23 cane sugar marketing allotment.
In accordance with 7 U.S.C. 1359ee(b)(1), USDA is reassigning
500,000 STRV of the deficit to raw cane sugar imports already
anticipated, given the absence of any CCC stocks of sugar. In the
table, each sugarcane processor's allocation following these changes is
shown in the column labeled ``Revised FY23 Allocations'' and the amount
of change in each processor's allocation in the column labeled
``Reassigned Amount.''
FY23 Revised Beet and Cane Allotments and Allocations *
[Short tons, raw value]
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Preliminary
Distribution Initial FY23 Allocation revised Reassigned Revised FY23
allocations increase allocations amount allocations
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Beet Sugar...................... 5,786,237 34,648 5,820,885 -250,000 5,570,885
Cane Sugar...................... 4,860,013 29,102 4,889,115 -500,000 4,389,115
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Total OAQ................... 10,646,250 63,750 10,710,000 -750,000 9,960,000
Beet Processors Marketing
Allocations:
Amalgamated Sugar........... 1,238,877 7,418 1,246,296 -52,558 1,193,737
American Crystal Sugar...... 2,128,113 12,774 2,140,887 -100,973 2,039,915
Michigan Sugar.............. 597,577 3,578 601,155 106,126 707,281
Minn-Dak Farmers Coop....... 401,848 2,406 404,254 15,500 419,754
So Minn Beet Sugar.......... 780,958 4,676 785,634 -135,040 650,595
Western Sugar............... 590,415 3,505 593,919 -78,400 515,519
Wyoming Sugar............... 48,449 290 48,739 -4,655 44,085
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Total Beet Sugar........ 5,786,237 34,648 5,820,885 -250,000 5,570,885
State Cane Sugar Allotments:
Florida..................... 2,612,146 15,642 2,627,788 -475,313 2,152,475
Louisiana................... 2,020,789 12,101 2,032,889 102,107 2,134,997
Texas....................... 227,078 1,360 228,438 -126,795 101,643
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Total Cane Sugar........ 4,860,013 29,102 4,889,115 -500,000 4,389,115
Cane Processors Marketing
Allocation:
Florida:
Florida Crystals............ 1,075,489 6,440 1,081,929 -309,510 772,420
Growers Coop................ 469,887 2,814 472,700 -66,443 406,257
U.S. Sugar.................. 1,066,770 6,388 1,073,158 -99,360 973,798
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Total Florida........... 2,612,146 15,642 2,627,788 -475,313 2,152,475
Louisiana:
LA Sugarcane Products....... 1,402,896 8,401 1,411,296 52,636 1,463,932
M.A. Patout................. 617,893 3,700 621,593 49,471 671,065
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Total Louisiana......... 2,020,789 12,101 2,032,889 102,107 2,134,997
Texas:
Rio Grande Valley........... 227,078 1,360 228,438 -126,795 101,643
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* Numbers may not sum to row or column totals due to rounding.
These FY23 sugar marketing allotment program actions will not
prevent any domestic sugarcane or sugar beet processor from marketing
all of its FY23 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 FY23, 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.
Individuals 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
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Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and text telephone (TTY)) or dial 711
for Telecommunications Relay Service (both voice and text telephone
users can initiate this call from any telephone). 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#3f707e7c7f4a4c5b5e11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="024d434142777166632c656d74">[email protected]</span></a>.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Zach Ducheneaux,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2023-07509 Filed 4-10-23; 8:45 am]
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