1972 sugar quota unchanged

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That makes a total of 6,410,000

a sugar supply in

1972

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The final determination for land .cane area of Florida and provided by ' fo~eign countries.

next year is the same as a quota Louisiana 1,529,000; Hawaii 'fhose 1972 quolfiS, by country, proposed on Oct. 19. The initial 1,160,000; and Puerto Rico 305,- include:. 544,331 tons for Mexico.

determination made a year ago 000 for 1971 was 10.9 million tons.

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But the 1971 sugar quot&

subsequently was increaaed · to

the 11.2 million tons currently in

effect. That level will be

contin-ued next year, according to the announcement.

Officials said the final deter-mination differs In only one re·

spect from the Oct. 19

propos-al. That ls an Increase of 50,·

000 tons which can be Import-ed during the first quarter of

next year.

The increase was granted the

department said, because refin

-ers are expected to have larger

delivery requirements during

I the last quarter of this year and less 1971 imported stocks avail-able going into 1972.

3 MILLION FROM ARE.A Under the quota plan, the U.S.

domestic beet sugar area will provide 3,406,000 tons; the