Cane sugar production for MY (May/April) 2015 is forecast at 1.2 MMT, up from 1.15 MMT in MY2014. Sugar cane production is forecast at 11.6 MMT in MY 2015, increasing 5 percent from MY2014. This increase is explained by private sector investments in renewing plantations and increasingharvested area. FAS/Lima believes that Peru’s sugar production will continue to increase in theforeseeable future due to ongoing investment in both upgrading processing plants and improving fields.
