• Apart from rain in far north/far south, Aug saw good harvest
• By late Aug, 14.0 mln mt cane crushed, best result since 2019
• Wilmar reported its 8 mills passed half-way mark in mid-Aug
• CCS (sugar yield) levels high, well above recent years
• By late Aug, we estimate 1.92 mln mt sugar prod'n, up 10% y-o-y
• Cane estimates continue [...]
• Apart from rain in far north/far south, Aug saw good harvest
• By late Aug, 14.0 mln mt cane crushed, best result since 2019
• Wilmar reported its 8 mills passed half-way mark in mid-Aug
• CCS (sugar yield) levels high, well above recent years
• By late Aug, we estimate 1.92 mln mt sugar prod'n, up 10% y-o-y
• Cane estimates continue to be downgraded, we now f'cast 27.8 mln mt
• Sep/Oct see below normal rain, if so an early finish guaranteed