Indonesia: Sugar Annual
Indonesian sugarcane production in marketing year (MY) 2015/16 is estimated to decline to 27.0 million metric tons (MMT) due to El Nino related weather conditions. Sugarcane declines will decrease MY 2015/16 plantation white sugar production to 2.025 MMT, compared to 2.1 MMT in MY 2014/15. MY 2016/17 Indonesian sugarcane harvested area and production are expected to rebound to 410,000 hectares and 28.0 MMT, respectively. MY 2016/17 Indonesian plantation white sugar production is expected to increase to 2.2 MMT due to the expected increases in harvested area and sugarcane production. MY 2015/16 raw sugar and refined sugar imports are estimated to increase to 3.1 MMT and 170,000 MT respectively, in line with increasing refinery capacity and increasing food and beverage industry demand. MY 2016/17 Indonesian raw sugar imports will further increase to 3.2 MMT, in line with higher demand for refined sugar from the food and beverage industry.
