date:Aug 28, 2012
The O.A.Q. consisted of 5,278,064 tons, or 54.35%, assigned to beet sugar and 4,433,186 tons, or 45.65%, assigned to cane sugar, as required by statute. The Puerto Rican allotment of 6,356 tons was assigned to Hawaii and then reassigned to mainland cane producing states because Hawaii was not expected to use all of its allotment, the C.C.C. said.
The 2012-13 O.A.Q. level compares with 9,456,250 tons as the initial O.A.Q. for the 2011-12 marketing year.
The C.C.C. also said the Feedstock Flexibil