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Brazil’s MY 2017/18 sugarcane crush is estimated at 645 mmt, a one percent decrease compared to the previous season due to irregular weather conditions in some growing areas....

FAS/Moscow estimates record high levels of sugar beet and refined sugar production in 2016/17 due to favorable weather conditions, high yields and improved processing and storage technologies.

Lower polarity rates in the last two harvest seasons in Turkey and unchanged sugar quotas led to a substantial increase in sugar imports in 2015.

China’s sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2017/18 is forecast to expand as high prices and favorable returns are encouraging farmers to plant more sugar cane and sugar beets.

MY 2016/17 sugarcane tonnage grew as a result of La Nina conditions, although sucrose yields fell due to flowering.

India’s centrifugal sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2017/18 (Oct-Sept) is expected to increase by 18 percent to 25.8 million metric tons (MMT).

Sugar production and exports are projected to increase in marketing year 2017/2018, up from the previous year.

FAS/Nairobi forecasts Kenya’s sugar production to remain flat in the marketing year (MY) 2017/2018 due to continued poor performance of the state-owned sugar milling plants.

MY2017/18 sugar production is expected to recover to 11.2 million metric tons, up 12 percent from 10 million metric tons in MY2016/17.

ugar production in marketing year (MY) 2016/17 set a record high of 653,000 metric tons due to carry over of cane not harvested the previous year.

Guatemalan sugar production for Marketing Year (MY) 2018 is forecast at 2.90 million metric tons (MMT).

Colombian sugar production is forecast to marginally increase to 2.35 million metric tons (MT) in marketing year (MY) 2017/18 from the 2.30 million metrics tons reached in MY 2016/17.