VZCZCXRO4542
RR RUEHRG
DE RUEHBR #0998 2052021
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 232021Z JUL 08
FM AMEMBASSY BRASILIA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2160
INFO RUEHRC/USDA FAS WASHDC
RUEHSO/AMCONSUL SAO PAULO 2481
RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO 6442
RUEHRG/AMCONSUL RECIFE 8308
UNCLAS BRASILIA 000998
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
PASS TO:
USDA FAS FOR RLORD
USTR FOR LOCONNOR
EEB/TPP/ABT/ATP FOR JMENARD
USDA FAS/OFSO FOR AREA DIRECTOR JBAILEY
USDA FAS/OCRA FOR BZANIN
TOFAS 005 ADMIN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ETRD BR
SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST REGARDING RAW SUGAR TARIFF RATE
QUOTA
REF: A) STATE 71823
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED
1. (SBU) Post approached the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture
regarding the U.S. raw sugar tariff rate quota (TRQ) and received
the following response. Brazil has already shipped nearly all of
its FY2008 quota to the U.S. and expects to ship the entire amount.
If the U.S. were to open further TRQ quantities, Brazil would be in
a position to supply this demand.
SOBEL