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Sugar cane production in marketing year (MY) 2025 is forecast at 10.2 milllion metric tons (MMT). Cane sugar production in MY 2025 is forecast to reach 1.3 MMT, increasing 14 percent compared to the previous year.

Sugar cane production in MY 2024 (January-December 2023) is forecast at 9.9 MMT, increasing nearly three percent from the MY 2023 estimate.

Sugar cane production in MY 2023 is forecast at 11 MMT while cane sugar production if forecast to reach 1.32 MMT. Higher sugar prices are expected to encourage higher sugar output. The United States remains the main market for Peruvian sugar exports under the TRQ program.

Sugar cane production in marketing year (MY) 2021 is forecast at 11.34 million metric tons (MMT), increasing two percent from the MY 2021 estimate.

Sugar cane production in MY2021 is forecast at 11.1 MMT, increasing two percent compared to MY2020 estimate.

Peru’s sugar industry continues grow. It is bound to reach self-sufficiency in the upcoming years.

Ethanol production in Peru is expected to reach 161 million liters in 2018 falling 2 percent compared to the previous year due to increased production of sugar.

Sugar cane production is forecast to increase by 17 percent in MY 2019.

Heavy rains and flooding in northern Peru during early 2017 slowed growth of cane sugar production, but the Peruvian industry is expected to recover in MY2018.

Sugar production in Peru is forecast at 1.5 MMT in MY 2016, an increase of 13 percent compared to the previous year.

On April 18, 2015, Peru approved Supreme Decree 007-2015-SA, establishing technical parameters for labeling sugar, salt and saturated fats of food and non-alcoholic beverages.

Cane sugar production for MY (May/April) 2015 is forecast at 1.24 MMT, up from 1.22 MMT in MY2014.