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For marketing year (MY) October 2024 to September 2025, Post forecasts that Jamaica’s sugar production will decline to 34,000 metric tons (MT), in line with the steady decrease observed in the industry over recent years.

Post forecasts Jamaica’s sugar production down eight percent to 36,000 metric tons (MT) for marketing year (MY) 2023/2024, an outlook that reinforces a trend already underway with past estimates for this waning industry.

Jamaica’s raw sugar production in Marketing Year (MY)2021/2022 was 40,450 MT, eight percent lower than the previous MY. In MY 2022/23, Post projects 38,000 MT of sugar due to falling production.

Jamaican total sugar production for MY 2020/2021 was 43,946 MT, a decrease from 60,000 MT produced in MY 2019/2020.

Jamaican sugar production for MY 2020/2021 is projected to be approximately 48,000 MT, down from 60,000 MT in MY 2019/2020.

This report describes the major export certificates required by the Government of Jamaica for imports of food and agricultural products.

Post projects that Jamaica’s Marketing Year (MY) 2018/19 sugar production will be 76,000 MT, a decrease from the 82,000 MT produced during MY 2017/18, due to the reduction in the number of sugar....

This report describes the major export certificates required by the Government of Jamaica for imports of food and agricultural products.

For Marketing Year (MY) 2018/19, Post forecasts that 100,000 MT of raw sugar will be produced due to expected favorable weather conditions for sugar cane and stable or slightly increased....

This report describes the major export certificates required by the Government of Jamaica for imports of food and agricultural products.

Post estimates that Jamaica's sugar production will be 100,000 MT in 2017/18.

Post estimates that Jamaica's production will increase to 140,000 MT in 2016/17. The improved performance will be due mainly to an increase in the number of sugar factories that will be in operation.