USTR Announces
Additional Allocation
for FY 2006 TRQ for Raw Cane Sugar
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a Federal Register
notice announcing additional country-by-country allocations of the in-quota
quantity of the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar beginning
on October 1, 2005 and ending on September 30, 2006.
The in-quota quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar for the period
October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006 was increased by the Secretary of
Agriculture by 300,000 short tons, raw value (STRV) (272,155 metric tons)¹ on
December 2, 2005. According to a U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) press release, the increase was in response to
the sugar market situation resulting from hurricane damage to the cane crop and
disruption in refinery activities, delays to beet and cane harvesting, and
various transportation dislocations.
(See ITT's Online Archives or
12/07/05 news, (Ref: 05120705) for earlier BP summary of this USDA press
release.)
The USTR states that the 300,000 STRV increase is being allocated to the
following countries:
|
Country
|
FY 2006 Additional Allocation
(metric tons)
|
|
|
|
|
Argentina
|
11,797
|
|
Australia
|
22,771
|
|
Barbados
|
1,920
|
|
Belize
|
3,018
|
|
Bolivia
|
2,195
|
|
Brazil
|
39,781
|
|
Colombia
|
6,584
|
|
Costa Rica
|
4,115
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
48,286
|
|
Ecuador
|
3,018
|
|
El Salvador
|
7,133
|
|
Fiji
|
2,469
|
|
Guatemala
|
13,169
|
|
Guyana
|
3,292
|
|
Honduras
|
2,744
|
|
India
|
2,195
|
|
Jamaica
|
3,018
|
|
Malawi
|
2,744
|
|
Mauritius
|
3,292
|
|
Mozambique
|
3,567
|
|
Nicaragua
|
5,761
|
|
Panama
|
7,956
|
|
Peru
|
11,248
|
|
Philippines
|
37,037
|
|
South Africa
|
6,310
|
|
Swaziland
|
4,390
|
|
Taiwan
|
3,292
|
|
Thailand
|
3,841
|
|
Trinidad-Tobago
|
1,920
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
3,292
|
The USTR states that these allocations are based on the countries'
historical shipments to the U.S. The USTR adds that allocations of the raw
cane sugar TRQ to countries that are net importers of sugar are conditioned on
receipt of the appropriate verifications of origin.
¹Conversion factor: 1 metric tons = 1.10231125 short tons
(See ITT's Online Archives or 09/06/05 news, (Ref: 05090620), for BP
summary of the FY 2006 TRQs for raw cane sugar, refined sugar, and
sugar-containing products, etc.
See ITT's Online Archives or 09/06/05 news, (Ref: 05090625), for BP
summary of the USTR's reallocation of FY 2005 TRQ for raw cane sugar.)
USTR Contact - Sharon Bomer Lauritsen (202) 395-6127
USTR Notice (FR Pub 12/19/05) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/E5-7479.pdf
USDA Press Release (dated 12/02/05) available at http://www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/PressRelease/pressrel_dout.asp?Entry=valid&PrNum=0196-05
Published in ITT on December 21, 2005 | [Ref: 05122125] |
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