[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34635-34636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12274]


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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.

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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, [email protected]. 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.
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    \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.
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    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.
    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.

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                         FY 2022 Overall Beet and Cane Sugar Allotments and Allocations
                                             [Short tons, raw value]
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                                                                                           Reassignments
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                                                                      FY 2022                       Adjusted FY
                          Distribution                              allocations                        2022
                                                                       as of        Reassigned      allocations
                                                                   November 2021      amount        as of  May
                                                                                                       2022
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Beet Sugar......................................................       5,871,244               0       5,871,244
Cane Sugar......................................................       4,931,413        -600,000       4,331,413
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    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
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        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
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        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
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        Total...................................................       2,050,477         -55,324       1,995,153
Texas
    Rio Grande Valley...........................................         230,414         -70,654         159,761
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    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.

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 https://www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint 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: [email protected].
    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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