Nicaragua: Sugar Annual
In marketing year (MY) 2015/2016, the National Committee of Sugar Producers of Nicaragua (CNPA) anticipates a total sugarcane harvest of 5.9 million metric tons with total sugar cane production of 662,546 MT raw value. This represents a decrease of 4 percent in sugar production compared to the previous year due to the drought that negatively affected sugarcane production and industrial yields. For MY 2016/2017, CNPA anticipates an additional 100,000MT of sugar production assuming good weather conditions. This represents a 15 percent increase compared to the current marketing year.