Feds play sugar daddy: Florida hands sugar quotas to Louisiana!
Published Date: 10/1/2026
Notice
Summary
The USDA is shaking up the sugar scene for 2026 and 2027 by moving sugar marketing allotments around to make sure every processor gets just the right amount. Florida’s sugarcane processors are sharing some of their sugar with Louisiana, and beet sugar processors are also swapping allocations to balance things out. These changes affect sugar sold in the U.S. from October 2025 through September 2027, helping keep the sugar supply smooth and steady.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.
FY2027 Overall Allotment Quantity and sector split set
USDA established the FY 2027 (October 1, 2026–September 30, 2027) Overall Allotment Quantity (OAQ) at 10,574,850 STRV, equal to 85 percent of the estimated 12,441,000 STRV domestic consumption forecast in the September 2026 WASDE. The OAQ is distributed 54.35% to beet sugar (5,747,431 STRV) and 45.65% to cane sugar (4,827,419 STRV). The 325,000 STRV formerly reserved for offshore States was allocated to mainland sugarcane producing States, and Texas was forecast at 0 STRV for cane in FY 2027.
Florida cane allotment reduced, reassigned to Louisiana
For FY 2026 (marketing period October 1, 2025–September 30, 2026), Florida's state cane sugar allotment was reduced by 20,556 short tons, raw value (STRV) and that 20,556 STRV was reassigned to Louisiana. Florida's total cane allotment changed from 2,616,569 STRV to 2,280,548 STRV, and Florida processors (Florida Crystals, Growers Co-op. of FL, U.S. Sugar Corp.) had allocations adjusted accordingly.
Louisiana cane allotment increased by 20,556 STRV
For FY 2026 (October 1, 2025–September 30, 2026), Louisiana's state cane sugar allotment increased by 20,556 STRV after reassignment from Florida. Louisiana's cane allotment rose from 2,024,210 STRV to 2,360,231 STRV, and Louisiana processors (Sugar Growers and Refiners; M.A. Patout & Sons) received increased allocations.
FY2026 beet processor allocations reassigned among processors
For FY 2026 (October 1, 2025–September 30, 2026), USDA reassigned beet sugar allocations among processors while keeping the total beet sector allotment at 5,525,221 STRV. Specific changes included Amalgamated Sugar Co. +22,090 STRV (to 1,275,456), American Crystal Sugar Co. -44,870 STRV (to 2,017,425), Western Sugar Co. +52,917 STRV (to 675,523), and other processor adjustments shown in the notice's table.
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