Sugar industry sees El Niño reducing output by 10&15%

SUGARCANE production may drop 10-15% depending on the severity of the El Niño dry spell expected this year, a sugar industry official said. “For a starting figure, a drop of around 10-15% in production, (equivalent to) 180,000-200,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar might not be harvested…  200,000 (MT) is about four million bags,” United Sugar […]

Sugar industry sees El Niño reducing output by 10&15%
SUGARCANE production may drop 10-15% depending on the severity of the El Niño dry spell expected this year, a sugar industry official said. “For a starting figure, a drop of around 10-15% in production, (equivalent to) 180,000-200,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar might not be harvested…  200,000 (MT) is about four million bags,” United Sugar […]