[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63157-63159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17070]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation


Domestic Sugar Program--2023-Crop Sugar Marketing Allotments and 
Cane and Beet Processor Allocations

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing 
this notice to revise fiscal year (FY) 2024 (crop year 2023) State cane 
sugar allotments and allocations to sugarcane processors as well as 
company allocations to sugar beet processors. These actions apply to 
all domestic beet and cane sugar marketed for human

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consumption in the United States from October 1, 2023, through 
September 30, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Vuillemin, telephone, (202) 302-
3922; or email, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 13, 2023, USDA announced the 
initial fiscal year 2024 (FY24) Overall Allotment Quantity (OAQ), which 
was established at 10,667,500 short tons, raw value (STRV), equal to 85 
percent of the estimated quantity of sugar for domestic human 
consumption for the fiscal year of 12,550,000 STRV as forecast in the 
September 2023 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report 
(WASDE). 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 sector allotment is 5,797,786 STRV and the cane 
sector allotment is 4,868,714 STRV. The beet and cane sector allotments 
are distributed to individual processors according to statutory 
formulas, as shown in the table below.
    In accordance with section 359e of Agricultural Adjustment Act of 
1938, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1359ee), after evaluating each sugar beet 
processor's ability to market its full allocation, USDA is transferring 
FY24 allocations from sugar beet processors with surplus allocation to 
those with deficit allocation as set out in the table below. USDA has 
also determined that domestic beet sugar supplies are inadequate to 
fill the FY24 beet sugar marketing allotment.
    In accordance with section 7 U.S.C. 1359ee, USDA is reassigning 
250,000 STRV of this deficit to raw cane sugar imports already 
anticipated, given the absence of any Commodity Credit Corporation 
(CCC) stocks of sugar. Each sugar beet processor's allocation following 
these changes is shown in the column labeled ``Revised FY24 
Allocations'' and the amount of the change in each processor's 
allocation is in the column labeled ``Reassignments.''
    In accordance with 7 U.S.C. 1359ee, after evaluating each sugarcane 
processor's ability to market its full allocation, USDA is transferring 
FY24 allocations from sugarcane processors with surplus allocation to 
those with deficit allocation as set out in the table below. USDA has 
also determined that domestic cane sugar supplies are inadequate to 
fill the FY24 cane sugar marketing allotment.
    In accordance with 7 U.S.C. 1359ee, USDA is reassigning 600,000 
STRV of this deficit to raw cane sugar imports already anticipated, 
given the absence of any CCC stocks of sugar. Each sugarcane 
processor's allocation following these changes is shown in the column 
labeled ``Revised FY24 Allocations'' and the amount of the change in 
each processor's allocation is in the column labeled ``Reassignments.''

                            FY 2024 Revised Beet and Cane Allotments and Allocations
                                             [Short tons, raw value]
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                                                                 Initial FY24
                         Distribution                            allotments &    Reassignments     Revised FY24
                                                                 allocations                       allocations
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Beet Sugar...................................................        5,797,786         -250,000        5,547,786
Cane Sugar...................................................        4,869,714         -600,000        4,269,714
Imports......................................................  ...............          850,000          850,000
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    Total OAQ................................................       10,667,500                0       10,667,500
 Beet Processors' Marketing Allocations:
    Amalgamated Sugar Co.....................................        1,241,350           -8,117        1,233,233
    American Crystal Sugar Co................................        2,132,371         -165,360        1,967,011
    Michigan Sugar Co........................................          598,769           87,482          686,251
    Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op...................................          402,650          -29,336          373,315
    So. Minn Beet Sugar Co-op................................          782,517          -59,310          723,206
    Western Sugar Co.........................................          591,583          -76,844          514,739
    Wyoming Sugar Company, LLC...............................           48,546            1,485           50,031
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        Total Beet Sugar.....................................        5,797,786         -250,000        5,547,786
State Cane Sugar Allotments:
    Florida..................................................        2,617,360         -470,256        2,147,104
    Louisiana................................................        2,024,823           34,597        2,059,420
    Texas....................................................          227,531         -164,341           63,190
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        Total Cane Sugar.....................................        4,869,714         -600,000        4,269,714
Cane Processors' Marketing Allocations:
    Florida:
        Florida Crystals.....................................        1,077,635         -352,431          725,204
        Growers Co-op. of FL.................................          470,825            3,336          474,161
        U.S. Sugar Corp......................................        1,068,900         -121,161          947,739
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        Total Florida........................................        2,617,360         -470,256        2,147,104
    Louisiana:
        Sugar Growers and Refiners...........................        1,405,697           20,263        1,425,961
        M.A. Patout & Sons...................................          619,126           14,334          633,459
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            Total Louisiana..................................        2,024,823           34,597        2,059,420
    Texas:
        Rio Grande Valley....................................          227,531         -164,341           63,190
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*Values may not sum to column total due to rounding.


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    These FY24 sugar marketing allotment program actions will not 
prevent any domestic sugarcane or sugar beet processor from marketing 
all of its FY24 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 24 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 Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and text telephone (TTY)) 
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: (1) mail to: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) 
email: [email protected].
    USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Zach Ducheneaux,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2024-17070 Filed 8-1-24; 8:45 am]
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