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Ecuador’s sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2015/16 is estimated at 576,000 metric tons (MT), down 49,000 MT or over seven percent lower than in MY 2014/15.

MY2016/17 sugar production is forecast to increase moderately to 10 million metric tons while sugarcane production in MY2015/16 is likely to decrease as a result of severe drought.

Mexico announced an increase to the maximum quota allotment of sugar to be exported to the United States for the sugar cycle 2015/16.

The drought is forecasted to severely impact the 2016/17 MY Swaziland sugar cane crop.

Costa Rica is one of the major importers of raw materials and ingredients for the food processing industry in Central America.

The Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), National Plant and Animal Health Service (SENASA), is the regulatory agency responsible for the inspection of all agricultural products that...

Revised regulation specifically prohibits sugar that benefits from the U.S. Sugar Re-export Program from also using the IMMEX program.

Post forecasts overall production of 500,000 MT during MY 15/16. During Marketing Year 2014/2015 (MY 14/15), sugar production reached 495,979 Metric Tons (MT).

India's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a sugarcane production subsidy of INR 4.50 per quintal for sugarcane crushed during MY 2015/16 (Oct-Sept).

The Government of Pakistan has approved a sugar export subsidy of $124 per metric ton to cover exports of up to 500,000 metric tons through March 31, 2016.

According to the Bank of Guatemala (BANGUAT), the food processing industry in Guatemala for year 2015, will grow 3.5 percent and will contribute 0.67 percent to the total GDP.

In recent years, the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) has made considerable investments to boost the country’s capacity to produce sugar.