Sugar usage to top output for first time in six years

Sugar consumption worldwide is forecast at a record 173 million tonnes this marketing year, the first time that usage has exceeded production since 2009/10, says the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. Record consumption will draw down the global stockpile to 40 million tonnes, the equivalent of a three-month supply. Going into this trade year, global supplies… » Read More

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