Cablegate: Raw Sugar Tariff Quota: Taiwan

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DE RUEHIN #2037 1650850
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 140850Z JUN 06
FM AIT TAIPEI
TO RUEHRC/USDA FAS WASHDC PRIORITY 2546
RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0679

UNCLAS AIT TAIPEI 002037

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EB/TPP/ABT/ATP:PATRICK HUDAK AND EAP/RSP/TC
STATE PASS USTR FOR DARCI VETTER
USDA FAS FOR RON LORD

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A

TAGS: EAGR ETRD TW
SUBJECT: RAW SUGAR TARIFF QUOTA: TAIWAN

REF: SECSTATE 92458

1. REFTEL TALING POINTS DELIVERED TO TAIWAN AUTHORITIES ON JUNE 12.
TAIWAN SUGAR CORPORATION'S RESPONSE, RECEIVED TODAY (JUNE 14), IS
COPIED BELOW AND EMAILED SEPARATELY TO USDA.

2. TAIWAN SUGAR CORPORATION'S RESPONSE: "WE CAN SHIP 13,647 METRIC
TONS OF CANE RAW UNDER OUR FY 2006 ALLOCATION AND HAVE SHIPPED
13,467 METRIC TONS THAT ARE ON THE WAY TO USA. IF USA GRANTS MORE
TRQ TO US, WE ARE UNABLE TO SUPPLY MORE DUE TO OUR PRODUCTION
LIMIT." SIGNED BY CHARLES TIEN, SUGAR BUSINESS DIVISION, TAIWAN
SUGAR CORPORATION.

3. AIT UNDERSTANDS THAT THE 13,647 METRIC TONS ALLOCATED TO TAIWAN
UNDER THE QUOTA HAS BEEN LOADED ONTO THE VESSEL.

KEEGAN

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