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With increased processing capacity and better weather conditions expected to prevail, sugar production is forecast to climb to 370,000 metric tons in MY16/17 (May-Apr).

The sugar industry in China continues to struggle due to high production costs, the elimination of government support prices, and import competition.

For Marketing Year (MY) 2015/16 estimated sugar production amounted to 1.35 million metric tons (MMT), 32 percent lower than last year.

Argentine sugar production for marketing year 2016/17 is projected at 2.1 million tons (raw basis), similar to the previous two crop seasons.

Post forecast overall sugar production of 510,000 MT during Marketing Year 2016/17 (MY 2016/17).

Post’s out-year production forecast for Indian centrifugal sugar in marketing year (MY) 2016/17 (Oct-Sept) is 25.5 million metric tons (MMT), a decline of 2.2 MMT from MY 2015/16.

Pakistan exported 275,000 metric tons of sugar during the first three months of 2016 with the help of an export subsidy of $124 per metric ton.

Post forecasts that sugar cane production in Zimbabwe will decrease by five percent to 3,180 Million MT in the 2016/17 MY.

The EU-28 sugar production for food purposes for MY 2016/17 is forecast at 16.5 million MT in raw sugar equivalent (RSE), with another 0.9 million MT produced for industrial purposes.

In marketing year (MY) 2015/2016, the National Committee of Sugar Producers of Nicaragua (CNPA) anticipates a total sugarcane harvest of 5.9 million metric tons...

According to Philippine Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) data, MY 2014/15 (Dec/Nov) raw sugar production decreased by 15 percent to 2.15 MMT.

Indonesian sugarcane production in marketing year (MY) 2015/16 is estimated to decline to 27.0 million metric tons (MMT) due to El Nino related weather conditions.