[Federal Register: November 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 218)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Domestic Sugar Program--Final 2005-Crop and Initial 2006-Crop
Cane Sugar and Sugar Beet Marketing Allotments and Company Allocations
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the final 2005-crop and initial 2006-
crop cane state allotments and company allocations to sugarcane and
sugar beet processors. The 2005-crop year runs from October 1, 2005,
through September 30, 2006 (fiscal year (FY) 2006). The 2006-crop (FY
2007) cane state allotments and company allocations are based on an
8.750 million short tons, raw value (STRV) overall allotment quantity
(OAQ) of domestic sugar. These actions apply to all domestic sugar
marketed for human consumption in the United States from October 1,
2006, through September 30, 2007. Although CCC already has announced
all of the information in this notice, CCC is statutorily required to
publish in the Federal Register determinations establishing, adjusting,
or suspending sugar marketing allotments.
ADDRESSES: Barbara Fecso, Dairy and Sweeteners Analysis Group, Economic
Policy and Analysis Staff, Farm Service Agency, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., STOP 0516, Washington, DC 20250-0516; telephone (202) 720-
4146; FAX (202) 690-1480; e-mail: barbara.fecso@wdc.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Fecso at (202) 720-4146.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Final FY 2006 State Allotments and Company Allocations
Section 359e(b) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as
amended, (7 U.S.C. 1359ee(b) requires the Secretary to reassign
allocation to imports if it is determined that processors will be
unable to market their allocations and there is no CCC inventory. In a
July 27, 2006 news release, CCC announced that the agency had
determined that the domestic sugar supply would be unable to fill
246,000 STRV of the OAQ and, in accordance with the statute, reassigned
this deficit to imports. Hence, state allotments and company
allocations were adjusted downward to reflect each company's and each
state's ability to market its allocation and allotment.
The final 2005-crop (FY 2006) beet and cane sugar marketing
allotments
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and allocations are listed in the following table:
FY 2006 Overall Beet/Cane Allotments and Allocations
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FY 2006
Allotments/ Change due to Final FY 2006
Distribution allocations as reassignments allotments/
of 3/22/06 allocations
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Beet Sugar...................................................... 4,839,725 -63,345 4,776,380
Cane Sugar...................................................... 3,164,275 -182,655 2,981,620
WTO Raw Sugar Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) \1\....................... 670,000 75,000 745,000
Mexico TRQ Raw or Refined....................................... 276,000 0 276,000
Refined TRQ (global first-come, first-served)................... 400,000 109,921 509,921
FY 2006 Non Program Imports..................................... 0 61,079 61,079
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Total OAQ................................................... 9,350,000 0 9,350,000
Beet Processors' Marketing Allocations:
Amalgamated Sugar Co........................................ 1,158,015 -79,225 1,078,790
American Crystal Sugar Co................................... 1,731,118 6,000 1,737,118
Michigan Sugar Co........................................... 467,030 3,984 471,014
Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op...................................... 279,237 4,085 283,322
So. Minn Beet Sugar Co-op................................... 677,756 2,486 680,242
Western Sugar Co............................................ 473,047 462 473,509
Wyoming Sugar Co............................................ 53,521 -1,136 52,385
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Total Beet Sugar........................................ 4,839,725 -63,345 4,776,380
State Cane Sugar Allotments:
Florida..................................................... 1,445,792 -78,164 1,367,628
Louisiana................................................... 1,273,054 -76,279 1,196,775
Texas....................................................... 180,425 -4,095 176,330
Hawaii...................................................... 265,003 -24,116 240,887
Puerto Rico................................................. 0 0 0
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Total Cane Sugar........................................ 3,164,275 -182,655 2,981,620
Cane Processors' Marketing Allocations:
Florida
Florida Crystals............................................ 507,121 -11,388 495,733
Growers Co-op. of FL........................................ 265,129 -3,913 261,216
U.S. Sugar Corp............................................. 673,542 -62,863 610,679
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Total................................................... 1,445,792 -78,164 1,367,628
Louisiana
Alma Plantation............................................. 131,302 -3,141 128,161
Cajun Sugar Co-op........................................... 124,626 -10,892 113,734
Cora-Texas Mfg. Co.......................................... 153,001 -13,707 139,294
Lafourche Sugars Corp....................................... 73,075 -1,527 71,548
Louisiana Sugarcane Co-op................................... 94,036 -4,036 90,000
Lula Westfield, LLC......................................... 168,219 -5,177 163,043
M.A. Patout & Sons.......................................... 345,197 -31,152 314,044
St. Mary Sugar Co-op........................................ 106,250 -2,100 104,150
So. Louisiana Sugars Co-op.................................. 77,347 -4,546 72,801
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Total................................................... 1,273,054 -76,279 1,196,775
Texas
Rio Grande Valley........................................... 180,425 -4,095 176,330
Hawaii
Gay & Robinson, Inc......................................... 54,638 -2 54,636
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company......................... 210,366 -24,115 186,251
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Total................................................... 265,003 -24,116 240,887
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\1\ 7/27/06 is for early entry FY07 raw sugar TRQ.
Initial FY 2007 State Allotments and Company Allocations
Section 359b(b)(1) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as
amended, (7 U.S.C. 1359bb(b)(1) requires the Secretary to establish, by
the beginning of each crop year, an appropriate allotment for the
marketing by processors of sugar processed from sugar beets and from
domestically produced cane sugar at a level the Secretary estimates
will result in no forfeitures of sugar to CCC under the loan program.
When CCC announced the 8.750 million ton OAQ for FY 2007 in July 2006,
it distributed 54.35 percent of the FY 2007 OAQ (4,755,625 STRV) to the
beet sugar allotment. At that time, however, CCC determined that the
cane sector would be unable to fill 375,000 STRV of its allotment and,
hence, withheld this amount for reassignment to imports. Consequently,
of the 45.65 percent of the OAQ statutorily allotted to the cane sector
(3,994,375 STRV), only 3,619,375 STRV was allotted to cane states for
allocation to sugarcane
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processors. Cane state allotments and processor allocations were
announced by CCC on September 28, 2006.
To establish beet processor allocations, CCC applies the beet
sector's allotment to fixed company allocation shares. Likewise, cane
state and cane processor allocations are calculated by applying fixed
shares to the cane sugar allotment. Allocation amounts will change only
if CCC determines that a processor cannot fill its sugar allocation for
the year and reassigns the unused allocation to other processors or if
a sugarcane grower successfully transfers allocation commensurate with
his production history to another processor. On September 28, 2006, CCC
transferred a portion of Alma Plantation L.L.C.'s allocation to Cora
Texas Manufacturing Company based on growers' petitions to transfer
allocation when Alma closed its Cinclare factory.
CCC is required to limit the amount of sugarcane acreage that may
be harvested in Louisiana for sugar or seed whenever marketing
allotments are in effect and the quantity of sugarcane estimated to be
produced in Louisiana, plus a reasonable carryover, exceeds the
marketing allotment allocation for Louisiana. This limitation is
referred to as a ``proportionate share,'' and is applied to each farm's
sugarcane acreage base to determine the quantity of sugarcane that may
be harvested on that farm. Because production is expected to be
inadequate to fill Louisiana's FY 2007 allotment, CCC has determined
that there will be no proportionate share restrictions for the 2006
crop year.
In FY 2004, CCC determined that Puerto Rico's processors
permanently terminated operations because no sugar had been processed
for two complete years. Consequently, the allocation of 6,356 STRV was
permanently reassigned to the mainland cane-producing states. Hawaii
received none of Puerto Rico's reassignment because it is not expected
to use all of its current cane sugar allotment. A request for an
allocation as a new entrant would be required for any mills in Puerto
Rico to market cane sugar in the future.
The established 2006-crop (FY 2007) beet and cane sugar marketing
allotments are listed in the following table:
FY 2007 Overall Beet/Cane Allotments And Allocations
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Adjusted
Initial FY initial FY
Distribution 2007 Changes due to 2007
allotments/ reassignments allotments/
allocations allocations
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Beet Sugar...................................................... 4,755,625 0 4,755,625
Cane Sugar...................................................... 3,994,375 -375,000 3,619,375
Reassignment to Imports......................................... 0 375,000 375,000
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Total OAQ................................................... 8,750,000 0 8,750,000
Beet Processors' Marketing Allocations:
Amalgamated Sugar Co........................................ 990,810 0 990,810
American Crystal Sugar Co................................... 1,828,960 0 1,828,960
Michigan Sugar Co........................................... 477,920 0 477,920
Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op...................................... 296,690 0 296,690
So. Minn Beet Sugar Co-op................................... 624,582 0 624,582
Western Sugar Co............................................ 473,221 0 473,221
Wyoming Sugar Co............................................ 63,441 0 63,441
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Total Beet Sugar........................................ 4,755,625 0 4,755,625
State Cane Sugar Allotments:
Florida..................................................... 1,975,622 -213,359 1,762,263
Louisiana................................................... 1,528,365 -143,141 1,385,224
Texas....................................................... 171,744 28,680 200,424
Hawaii...................................................... 318,644 -47,179 271,465
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Total Cane Sugar........................................ 3,994,375 -375,000 3,619,375
Cane Processors' Marketing Allocations:
Florida
Florida Crystals............................................ 813,415 -128,606 684,809
Growers Co-op. of FL........................................ 355,385 -45,052 310,334
U.S. Sugar Corp............................................. 806,821 -39,701 767,120
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Total................................................... 1,975,622 -213,359 1,762,263
Louisiana
Alma Plantation............................................. 127,988 -7,199 120,789
Cajun Sugar Co-op........................................... 154,543 -28,052 126,491
Cora-Texas Mfg. Co.......................................... 159,455 14,258 173,712
Lafourche Sugars Corp....................................... 83,245 115 83,359
Louisiana Sugarcane Co-op................................... 117,521 -13,867 103,654
Lula Westfield, LLC......................................... 180,483 10,756 191,239
M.A. Patout & Sons.......................................... 429,373 -15,647 413,726
St. Mary Sugar Co-op........................................ 155,667 -43,313 112,354
So. Louisiana Sugars Co-op.................................. 120,091 -60,191 59,900
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Total................................................... 1,528,365 -143,141 1,385,224
Texas
Rio Grande Valley........................................... 171,744 28,680 200,424
Hawaii
Gay & Robinson, Inc......................................... 73,145 -25,618 47,527
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company......................... 245,499 -21,561 223,938
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Total................................................... 318,644 -47,179 271,465
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Signed in Washington, DC, on November 2, 2006.
Teresa C. Lasseter,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. E6-19077 Filed 11-9-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-05-P