Mozambique: Sugar production in current campaign could reach 1.9 million tons

Sugar production in Mozambique could increase from 1.6 million to 1.9 million tons in the current 2024-25 agricultural campaign. The figure would represent a 10% increase in output and an upward trend when compared to the previous season, when the indicators were set at around 200,000 tons. The information was shared by the agriculture sector in Xinavane district of Maputo province, on the occasion of the launch of the agricultural campaign a few days ago. A positive outlook was made, although it was noted that in the last two years the subsector had been impacted by natural disasters, especially the floods that affected the agricultural income of family and industrial production fields, leading to the temporary closure of the Maragra sugar mill. Agriculture data indicate that the subsector is responsible for the production of around 2.7 million tonnes of sugar cane, and 220,000 tonnes of sugar, which meets all national needs and still exports around 15% of production. Currently, ...