🌏 Global Sugar Update
🇧🇷 Brazil – Sugar output has been raised to 45M MT, with 51% of sugarcane allocated for sugar production.
🇮🇳 India – Sugar production jumped 28% YoY to 7.8M MT between Oct–Dec. Total 2025/26 output now 31M MT. Sugar allocation for ethanol drops to 3.4M MT → means more left for exports. Exports capped at 1.5M MT, but global prices remain under pressure.
🇹🇭 Thailand – The world’s 3rd-largest sugar producer may see a 5% rise in output to 10.5M MT in 2025/26 thanks to a strong sugarcane crop and favorable weather.
🌾 Pakistan Wheat Sector Update
📉 No Government wheat procurement.
📝 National Wheat Policy 2025–26 to be implemented applying deregulation.
📅 Long-term wheat policy targeted for completion by May 2026.
🌾 Indonesia Achieves Rice & Corn Self-Sufficiency
🚜 For the first time, domestic production meets 100% of national demand in 2025.
🍚 Rice production: 34.77M tons (+13.5% YoY), with 4M tons in state reserves.
🌽 Corn production: 2.8M tons, expected to reach 4M tons by year-end.
🛡️ Self-sufficiency allows zero imports for rice & corn, focusing resources on soybeans, wheat, and sugar.
