[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21604-21606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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, [email protected]. 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 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. 2023-07509 Filed 4-10-23; 8:45 am]
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