The last number is---Wow!-- 1.8 million tons-- a near record." "We've been blessed with good yields this year,” says John Hebert of the Louisiana Sugar Cane Cooperative, “and fair weather, too.

Posted: Dec 5, 2023 / 10:13 PM CST Updated: Dec 6, 2023 / 11:24 AM CST YOUNGSVILLE, La. (KLFY) — Sugarcane farmers, like the rest of Acadiana, have been experiencing a record-breaking drought.

Sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrid) is one of the world's most economically significant crops, contributing ~80% of global sugar production and 40% of fuel ethanol. Improving sugarcane yield is ...

Brazil's center-south sugar production fell 25% in the second half of April compared with a year earlier to 1.51 million tonnes, as cane agricultural yields lag last year's by more than 10% ...

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One farmer told the publication that they usually harvest 120 to 130 tons of sugarcane on one hectare, but in 2024, "yields have fallen to 80 tons despite all our efforts." ...

Indian mills have produced 9.54 million metric tons of sugar since the season began on Oct. 1, down 15.5% year-on-year, a leading industry body said on Thursday, as cane yields fell in the three ...

Even when sugar prices had crashed, consumption did not fall," he said. Traders say mills in India have produced about 14.8 million tonnes of sugar in 2008/09, 44 percent lower than a year ago.

Besides high yields, the new variety also has a high sugar content of about 15.5 tonnes per acre of harvested cane compared to other types that fetch yields of less than 13 tonnes per acre.