Foreign demand generates record sugarcane harvest in Brazil
According to a study disclosed yesterday by the National Food Supply Company (Conab), the Brazilian 2005/2006 harvest should reach 436.8 million tons, 5.1% more than in 2004/2005. With a yearly deficit of 5 million tons on the international sugar market, the forecast is that more records should be broken in coming years.
By Mark Ament
