Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06MAPUTO258
2006-03-01 13:39:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Maputo
Cable title:
MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE TO SUGAR EXPORT INQUIRY
how-toVZCZCXYZ0038 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHTO #0258 0601339 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 011339Z MAR 06 FM AMEMBASSY MAPUTO TO RUEHRC/DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WASHDC PRIORITY RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5052
UNCLAS MAPUTO 000258
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
USDA FOR FAS/RON LORD
STATE FOR AF/S - HTREGER AND EB/TPP/ABT/ATP - PHUDAK
STATE PASS USTR FOR SHARON BOMER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ETRD MZ
SUBJECT: MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE TO SUGAR EXPORT INQUIRY
REF: STATE 00014374
UNCLAS MAPUTO 000258
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
USDA FOR FAS/RON LORD
STATE FOR AF/S - HTREGER AND EB/TPP/ABT/ATP - PHUDAK
STATE PASS USTR FOR SHARON BOMER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ETRD MZ
SUBJECT: MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE TO SUGAR EXPORT INQUIRY
REF: STATE 00014374
1. Post regrets the delay of this response to reftel, but we
did not receive reftel in normal cable traffic. Post
delivered reftel talking points February 23 to officials at
the Ministry of Agriculture's National Institute of Sugar.
2. According to the National Institute of Sugar,
Mozambique's total current allocation under the FY 2006 raw
sugar TRQ (18,683 metric tons) has been shipped or is
currently in transit to the United States. In addition,
according to an Institute official, Mozambique has the
capacity to ship another 50,000 metric tons of raw sugar if
its FY 2006 raw sugar TRQ allocation were increased. The
official stressed that Mozambique would be "very pleased" to
be able to ship more sugar this fiscal year to the United
States.
La Lime
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
USDA FOR FAS/RON LORD
STATE FOR AF/S - HTREGER AND EB/TPP/ABT/ATP - PHUDAK
STATE PASS USTR FOR SHARON BOMER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ETRD MZ
SUBJECT: MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE TO SUGAR EXPORT INQUIRY
REF: STATE 00014374
1. Post regrets the delay of this response to reftel, but we
did not receive reftel in normal cable traffic. Post
delivered reftel talking points February 23 to officials at
the Ministry of Agriculture's National Institute of Sugar.
2. According to the National Institute of Sugar,
Mozambique's total current allocation under the FY 2006 raw
sugar TRQ (18,683 metric tons) has been shipped or is
currently in transit to the United States. In addition,
according to an Institute official, Mozambique has the
capacity to ship another 50,000 metric tons of raw sugar if
its FY 2006 raw sugar TRQ allocation were increased. The
official stressed that Mozambique would be "very pleased" to
be able to ship more sugar this fiscal year to the United
States.
La Lime