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USDA Announces Initial FY 2012 Sugar Marketing Allocations

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08/22/2011 09:29 AM EDT

For Immediate Release
August 18, 2011

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Florida Farm Service Agency
PO Box 141030
Gainesville, Florida 32614-1030
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USDA Announces Initial FY 2012 Sugar Marketing Allocations

WASHINGTON, August 18, 2011 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced the initial fiscal year 2012 overall sugar marketing allotment (OAQ) of 9,456,250 short tons, raw value (STRV). The OAQ is equal to 85 percent of the estimated human consumption for the crop year of 11,125,000 STRV as forecasted in the July 2011 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (WASDE). Statute requires that a fixed portion of the OAQ be assigned to the beet sector and the cane sector. CCC distributed the FY 2012 beet sugar allotment of 5,139,472 STRV (54.35 percent of the OAQ) among the sugar beet processors and the cane sugar allotment of 4,316,778 STRV (45.65 percent of the OAQ) among the sugarcane processors.

CCC determined that farm level proportionate shares were not necessary in Louisiana, the only state eligible for proportionate shares, in FY 2012 because the cane sugar sector was not expected to fill its allotment.

Additionally, CCC determined that the Feedstock Flexibility Program (FFP) will not be implemented in FY 2012 based on forecast limited sugar supplies and prices significantly above the support level. The prospect for forfeitures of sugar loan collateral under CCC price support loans in FY 2012, which triggers FFP, was determined to be unlikely.

The initial FY 2012 sugar marketing state allotments and processor allocations are listed in the table below.

FY 2012 OVERALL BEET/CANE ALLOTMENTS AND ALLOCATIONS

Distribution Initial FY2012 Allocations

Beet Sugar 5,139,472

Cane Sugar 4,316,778

TOTAL OAQ 9,456,250

BEET PROCESSORS’ MARKETING ALLOCATIONS:

Amalgamated Sugar Co. 1,100,400

American Crystal Sugar Co. 1,889,666

Michigan Sugar Co. 530,782

Minn-Dak Farmers Co-op. 356,931

So. Minn Beet Sugar Co-op. 693,665

Western Sugar Co. 524,994

Wyoming Sugar Growers, LLC 43,034

TOTAL BEET SUGAR 5,139,472

STATE CANE SUGAR ALLOTMENTS:

Florida 2,148,906

Louisiana 1,662,420

Texas 186,808

Hawaii 318,644

TOTAL CANE SUGAR 4,316,778

CANE PROCESSORS’ MARKETING ALLOCATIONS:

Florida

Florida Crystals 884,761

Growers Co-op. of FL 386,557

U.S. Sugar Corp. 877,588

TOTAL 2,148,906

Louisiana

Louisiana Sugar Cane Products, Inc. 1,154,105

M.A. Patout & Sons 508,315

TOTAL 1,662,420

Texas

Rio Grande Valley 186,808

Hawaii

Gay & Robinson, Inc. 73,145

Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company 245,499

TOTAL 318,644



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