[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 189 (Friday, September 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59390-59391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21228]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation


Domestic Sugar Program--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 announce the fiscal year (FY) 2023 (2022 crop year) 
overall sugar marketing allotment quantity (OAQ), State cane sugar 
allotments, and sugar beet and sugarcane processor allocations, which 
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, [email protected]. Persons with disabilities who 
require alternative means for communication should contact the USDA 
Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as 
amended, requires USDA to establish the OAQ at a quantity not less than 
85 percent of the estimated quantity of sugar for domestic human 
consumption for the crop year. USDA is establishing the initial FY 2023 
(2022 crop year) OAQ at 10,646,250 short tons, raw value (STRV), which 
is equal to 85 percent of 12,525,000 STRV, the estimated quantity of 
sugar for domestic human consumption for FY 2023 as forecast in the 
September 2022 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. 
The beet and cane sector allotments are distributed to individual 
processors according to formulas set out in law.\1\ Although the 
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended directs USDA to assign 
325,000 STRV of the cane sector allotment to ``offshore States,'' CCC 
has determined that no offshore States exist. While sugar cane was 
formerly produced in Puerto Rico and Hawaii, CCC has determined that 
both states have permanently exited sugarcane production. As a result, 
CCC

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has allocated the 325,000 STRV of the cane sector allotment previously 
reserved for offshore States to the mainland sugarcane producing 
States. The initial FY 2023 sugar marketing State allotments and 
processor allocations are listed in the table below.
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    \1\ See 7 U.S.C. 1359aa, et seq., and 7 CFR part 1435.

        FY 2023 Overall Beet and Cane Allotments and Allocations
                         [short tons, raw value]
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                                                        Initial FY 2023
                     Distribution                          allocation
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Beet Sugar...........................................          5,786,237
Cane Sugar...........................................          4,860,013
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    Total OAQ........................................         10,646,250
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                  Beet Processors Marketing Allocations
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Amalgamated Sugar Co.................................          1,238,877
American Crystal Sugar Co............................          2,128,113
Michigan Sugar Co....................................            597,577
Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op...............................            401,848
So. Minn Beet Sugar Co-op............................            780,958
Western Sugar Co.....................................            590,415
Wyoming Sugar Co. LLC................................             48,449
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    Total Beet Sugar.................................          5,786,237
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                       State Cane Sugar Allotments
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Florida..............................................          2,612,146
Louisiana............................................          2,020,789
Texas................................................            227,078
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    Total Cane Sugar.................................          4,860,013
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                  Cane Processors' Marketing Allocation
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Florida:
    Florida Crystals.................................          1,075,489
    Growers Co-op of FL..............................            469,887
    U.S. Sugar Crop..................................          1,066,770
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        Total........................................          2,612,146
Louisiana:
    Louisiana Sugar Cane Products, Inc...............          1,402,896
    M.A. Patout & Sons...............................            617,893
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        Total........................................          2,020,789
Texas:
    Rio Grande Valley................................            227,078
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    USDA will closely monitor stocks, consumption, imports and all 
sugar market and program variables on an ongoing basis and may make 
program adjustments during FY 2023 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. 2022-21228 Filed 9-29-22; 8:45 am]
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