SUGAR: U.S. beet sugar production for the 2017/18 August-July crop year is increased by 89,500 short tons, raw value
(STRV) to 5.131 million based on area and sugarbeet yield forecasts made by NASS in Crop Production report. Earlyseason
production occurring in August and September is projected to constitute 10.7 percent of the total. Revised fiscal
2016/17 production of 4.998 million STRV incorporates the updated early season production. The projection for fiscal
2017/18 is 5.068 million STRV, up 80,000 from last month. Although NASS forecasts reduced area harvested for both
Florida and Louisiana sugarcane, forecast yields in both states are up strongly over last year. Florida cane sugar
production for 2017/18 is increased by 126,000 STRV to 2.126 million and Louisiana is increased by 26,000 STRV to 1.626
million.