USDA Sets Sugar Quotas: Sweet Deal for Farmers
Published Date: 9/29/2025
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Summary
The USDA is updating how much sugar cane each state can sell for the 2025 year and setting new sugar limits for 2026 for both cane and beet sugar. These changes affect sugar processors and farmers across the U.S. and will guide how much sugar can be marketed from October 2024 through September 2026. This helps keep sugar supply steady and fair, with important deadlines coming up soon.
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FY2025 Cane Sugar Allotment Revisions
The USDA revised fiscal year (FY) 2025 (crop year 2024) State cane sugar allotments and allocations to sugarcane processors. This applies to all domestic cane sugar marketed for human consumption from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, and changes how much sugar sugarcane processors and cane farmers are allowed to market during that period.
FY2026 Overall Sugar Allotment Announcement
The USDA announced the FY 2026 (crop year 2025) overall sugar marketing allotment quantity (OAQ), State cane sugar allotments, and sugar beet and sugarcane processor allocations. This applies to all domestic beet and cane sugar marketed for human consumption from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, and sets the allowable marketed quantities for processors and growers in that year.
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