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On July 19, 2024, the South African government published a new sugar import tariff of R1,093 per metric ton (US$60.09/MT). This tariff change was triggered by a downward trend in global sugar prices and will apply to sugar imported into the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU).

While the United States holds a 5-year average of less than 1 percent market share ($20.7 million in 2023 exports), Senegal has a growing food manufacturing industry that seeks cost-competitive ingredients and is expanding its exports to neighboring countries.

Egypt’s sugar production in marketing year 2024/25 (October to September) is forecast to reach 2.6 million metric tons, down 110,000 tons from USDA official MY2023/24 production estimates on lower cane sugar production.

The Philippines issued Sugar Order No. 5 (SO5) announcing the importation of 240,000 metric tons (MT) of refined sugar, the first sugar import program for marketing year (MY) 2024-2025 which starts in September 2024 and ends in August 2025.

The Philippines is set to resume raw sugar exports to the United States under its sugar quota in August 2024. The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) issued Sugar Order (SO) No. 3 on July 26, approving the export of 25,300 metric tons raw value (MTRV) of raw sugar in fulfillment of the United States tariff rate quota (TRQ) allocation for fiscal year 2024.

MY 2015/16 centrifugal sugar production is forecast at 10.8 million tons, down 1.8 percent from the previous year due to low operating rates and weak domestic prices.

This biannual report, published in May and November, includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in sugar.

Post estimates that Jamaica's production will increase to 160,000 MT in 2014/2015. The improved performance will be a result from increased yield and an extended harvesting period.

Sugar production and exports are projected up in marketing year 2015/16. The increase is based on forecasts of improved yields due to better climatic conditions.

The report includes information that has been garnered during travel within Kazakhstan, reported in the local media, or offered by host country officials and agricultural analysts.

Zimbabwe’s sugar output in 2015/16 MY is forecast to increase by 14 percent to about 506,000 MT, on improved cane yields and an increase in area harvested.

On April 18, 2015, Peru approved Supreme Decree 007-2015-SA, establishing technical parameters for labeling sugar, salt and saturated fats of food and non-alcoholic beverages.