• Local raw sugar production in the current crop year expanded to 1.86 million metric tons (MT), surpassing the previous crop year’s entire output, due to more sugarcane milled and better sweetener content.
  • Latest data from the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) showed that raw sugar output in crop year 2023-2024 as of April 14 was 3.6 percent higher than the 1.8 million MT output in the previous crop year.
  • The latest raw sugar output figure has also exceeded the 1.85 million MT production estimate by the SRA for the current crop year. The current crop year is set to end on Aug. 31.

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