[Federal Register: September 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 174)] [Notices] [Page 46559-46561] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr10se09-17] [[Page 46559]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Commodity Credit Corporation Domestic Sugar Program--2008-Crop Cane Sugar and Beet Sugar Marketing Allotments and Company Allocations AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is issuing this notice to publish the 2008-crop state sugar marketing allotments and company allocations to sugarcane and sugar beet processors, and changes to allotments that have occurred since the establishment of the fiscal year 2009 (FY 2009) overall allotment quantity (OAQ). This applies to all domestic sugar marketed for human consumption in the United States from October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009. Although CCC already has announced most of the information in this notice through United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) news releases, CCC is required to publish the determinations establishing, adjusting, or suspending sugar marketing allotments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Initial FY 2009 State Allotments and Company Allocations On September 30, 2008, CCC announced the distribution of the FY 2009 beet sugar allotment of 4,850,738 short tons, raw value (STRV) (54.35 percent of the OAQ) to sugar beet processors. In addition, CCC announced the distribution to sugarcane processors of the 4,074,262 STRV cane sugar allotment (45.65 percent of the OAQ). CCC also granted Andino Energy Enterprises, L.L.C. (Andino) a FY 2009 cane sugar allocation of 25,266 STRV. This amount represented Andino's expected FY 2009 sugar production based on evidence provided to CCC demonstrating its ability to process, produce, and market 2008- crop raw cane sugar at its St. James Factory. CCC did not reduce allocations at the other Louisiana mills at that time because the FY 2009 raw cane sugar allotment was expected to be considerably larger than the domestic raw cane sugar supply. Instead, CCC filled Andino's allocation need with surplus allotment expected from Hawaii. CCC will determine the permanent allocation level for Andino, and subtract allocation shares, on a pro rata basis, from the Louisiana mills when the time period opens in May for growers to request to transfer allocations. In FY 2004, CCC declared that Puerto Rican processors permanently terminated operations because no sugar had been processed for two complete years. Since Puerto Rico is entitled to an allocation by law, the allocation of 6,356 STRV was reassigned to the mainland sugarcane- producing states. Hawaii was not expected to use all of its current cane sugar allotment. Therefore, Hawaii received none of the Puerto Rican reassignment and CCC reassigned 25,266 tons of Hawaiian allocation to Andino. CCC determined that proportionate shares were not necessary in Louisiana in FY 2009 because the cane sugar sector was not expected to fill its allotment. Additionally, based on the September 2008 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (WASDE) indicating a FY 2009 ending stocks- to-use ratio of 4.6 percent, CCC determined that there would be no sugar available to implement provisions of the Feedstock Flexibility Program (FFP) in FY 2009. At this level, the prospect for sugar forfeitures in FY 2009, which triggers FFP, was determined to be very small. First FY 2009 Reassignment of State Allotments and Company Allocations In mid-year, CCC reviewed current inventories, estimated production, expected marketings, and other factors affecting a sugar beet or sugarcane processor's ability to market its full allocation. In a May 19, 2009, news release, CCC announced the reassignment of projected surplus beet sugar and cane sugar marketing allotments and allocations under the FY 2009 Sugar Marketing Allotment program. The reassignment, which transferred allocations from processors with inadequate supply to fulfill their allocations to processors with production in excess of their allocations, was expected to substantially increase the available supplies of domestically produced refined beet sugar. CCC also announced the redistribution of a portion of the American Crystal Sugar Company's allocation to the other sugar beet processors in response to legal proceedings contesting the transfer of sugar marketing allocation from the Pacific Northwest Sugar Company to the American Crystal Sugar Company. The redistribution is considered a ``permanent'' allotment transfer for future years. The legal proceedings resulted in an 82,425 ton net decrease in American Crystal Sugar's allocation, and a corresponding increase, on a pro-rata basis, to the other sugar beet processors. As part of the domestic sugar program, CCC is required to reassign allocation to raw cane sugar imports if it is determined that processors will be unable to market their allocations and there is no CCC inventory. Data supplied by the processors in May 2009 indicated that the beet sugar sector would be unable to market 198,073 tons of its current sugar marketing allotment, while the raw cane sugar sector would be unable to market 561,510 tons of its sugar marketing allotment. Hence, the allotments were reduced to 4,652,664 tons for beet sugar and 3,512,752 tons for cane sugar, while 759,583 tons were reassigned to raw cane sugar imports already displayed in the WASDE report. It was expected at that time that further reassignments would be likely. FY 2009 OAQ Increase This notice also announces an increase in the FY 2009 OAQ to 9,235,250 million tons, which is 85 percent of the demand estimate published in the August 2009 WASDE report. The latest production forecasts indicate that the beet sugar sector is unable to fill 77,621 tons of its sugar marketing allotment, while the cane sugar sector is 171,417 tons short of filling its sugar marketing allotment. The total surplus allotment of 249,039 tons is reassigned to raw cane sugar imports already included in the WASDE report. CCC is reassigning the surplus allotment to raw sugar imports already expected because no additional raw sugar imports beyond the level already expected are needed at this time. The current 2008-crop beet sugar and cane sugar marketing allotments to date are listed in the following table: [[Page 46560]] FY 2009 Overall Beet Sugar and Cane Sugar Allotments and Allocations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9/30/2008 5/19/2009 Announcement 9/8/2009 Announcement Announcement ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Distribution ---------------- FY 2009 Adjusted OAQ FY 2009 Initial Redistribution Reassignments adjustment 5/ due to change Reassignments adjustment 9/8/ allocation of PNW 19/2009 in food use 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- short tons, raw value --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beet Sugar.............................. 4,850,738 0 -198,073 4,652,664 168,621 -77,621 4,743,664 Cane Sugar.............................. 4,074,262 0 -561,510 3,512,752 141,629 -171,417 3,482,964 Reassignment to Imports................. 0 0 759,583 759,583 0 249,039 1,008,622 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total OAQ........................... 8,925,000 0 0 8,925,000 310,250 0 9,235,250 ======================================================================================================================================================== Sugar Beet Processors' Allocations: Amalgamated Sugar Co................ 1,010,626 27,954 -241,742 796,838 36,103 14,722 847,663 American Crystal Sugar Co........... 1,865,642 -82,425 104,646 1,887,863 62,167 -62,278 1,887,751 Michigan Sugar Co................... 487,479 13,484 127,681 628,643 17,414 9,389 655,446 Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op.............. 302,624 8,371 -69,068 241,927 10,811 -15,512 237,226 So. Minn Beet Sugar Co-op........... 637,074 17,621 -99,306 555,389 22,758 -21,550 556,597 Western Sugar Co.................... 482,583 13,206 -18,494 477,295 17,056 112 494,462 Wyoming Sugar Co.................... 64,710 1,790 -1,790 64,711 2,312 -2,504 64,518 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Beet Sugar................ 4,850,738 0 -198,073 4,652,664 168,621 -77,621 4,743,664 ======================================================================================================================================================== State Cane Sugar Allotments: Florida............................. 2,018,559 .............. -427,364 1,591,196 70,369 -70,369 1,591,196 Louisiana........................... 1,586,848 .............. -50,236 1,536,612 54,438 -54,438 1,536,612 Texas............................... 175,477 .............. -21,284 154,193 6,117 -6,117 154,193 Hawaii.............................. 293,378 .............. -62,626 230,752 10,705 -40,493 200,964 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Cane Sugar................ 4,074,262 .............. -561,510 3,512,752 141,629 -171,417 3,482,964 ======================================================================================================================================================== Sugarcane Processors' Allocations: Florida: Florida Crystals.................... 831,094 .............. -195,131 635,963 28,973 -28,973 635,963 Growers Co-op. of FL................ 363,109 .............. -61,292 301,817 12,658 -12,658 301,817 U.S. Sugar Corp..................... 824,356 .............. -170,941 653,416 28,738 -28,738 653,416 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total........................... 2,018,559 .............. -427,364 1,591,196 70,369 -70,369 1,591,196 ======================================================================================================================================================== Louisiana: Alma Plantation..................... 130,959 .............. 39,847 170,806 4,565 -4,565 170,806 Cajun Sugar Co-op................... 157,902 .............. -37,601 120,301 5,505 -5,505 120,301 Cora-Texas Mfg. Co.................. 171,921 .............. 19,644 191,565 5,993 -5,993 191,565 Lafourche Sugars Corp............... 108,896 .............. -12,060 96,837 3,796 -3,796 96,837 Louisiana Sugarcane Co-op........... 120,075 .............. 599 120,674 4,186 -4,186 120,674 Lula Westfield, LLC................. 234,165 .............. -8,554 225,611 8,163 -8,163 225,611 M.A. Patout & Sons.................. 478,609 .............. -21,951 456,658 16,685 -16,685 456,658 St. Mary Sugar Co-op................ 159,055 .............. -21,895 137,160 5,545 -5,545 137,160 Andino Energy....................... 25,266 .............. -8,266 17,000 0 0 17,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total........................... 1,586,848 .............. -50,236 1,536,612 54,438 -54,438 1,536,612 ======================================================================================================================================================== Texas: Rio Grande Valley................... 175,477 .............. -21,284 154,193 6,117 -6,117 154,193 Hawaii: Gay & Robinson, Inc................. 67,345 .............. -5,594 61,751 2,457 -8,196 56,013 [[Page 46561]] Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company. 226,033 .............. -57,033 169,000 8,247 -32,296 144,951 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total........................... 293,378 .............. -62,626 230,752 10,705 -40,493 200,964 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Signed in Washington, DC on September 2, 2009. Jonathan W. Coppess, Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation. [FR Doc. E9-21761 Filed 9-9-09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-05-P
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