Mozambique Response to Sugar Export Inquiry

UNCLAS MAPUTO 000737 SIPDIS SIPDIS USDA FOR FAS/RON LORD EB/TPP/ABT/ATP FOR PHUDAK AF/S FOR HTREGER AND JMALONEY STATE PASS USTR FOR DARCI VETTER USAID FOR AA/AFR AND AFR/SA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAGR ECON EAID ETRD MZ SUBJECT: Mozambique Response to Sugar Export Inquiry REF: State 92458 ¶1. (U) According to the National Institute of Sugar, Mozambique's to date exports for FY 2006 are as follows: 2137 MTs shipped under the FY 2005 reallocation (MV Vamand Wave, August 2005),12,567 MTs shipped under the FY 2006 TRQ (MV Vamand Wave, August 2005) and 5,000 MTs shipped under the FY 2006 TRQ -Reallocation (MV Ocean Star, December 2005). ¶2. (U) Under the additional reallocation of February 21, 2006, Mozambique intends to ship its remaining allocation of approximately 5,100 MTs in late June 2006. A vessel and shipping date will be nominated before the end of the month. ¶3. (U) If there is an additional increase in the U.S. TRQ, Mozambique could supply an additional 30,000 MT of raw sugar by September 30, 2006. The Mozambican official responding to this question emphasized that Mozambique would be pleased to be able to ship more sugar this fiscal year to the United States. La Lime