SUGAR: Beet sugar production for 2018/19 is projected up 71,000 short tons, raw value (STRV) to 5.107 million based on sugarbeet area and yield forecasts made by NASS in Crop Production. Beet sugar production for 2017/18 is reduced by 34,353 STRV to 5.241 million based on higher beet pile shrink estimated for the 2017/18 slicing campaign. Based on NASS sugarcane yield and area harvested, 2018/19 cane sugar production in Louisiana is increased by 191,000 STRV to 1.781 million and cane sugar production in Florida is increased by 50,000 STRV to 2.050 million. Deliveries for human consumption for 2017/18 are reduced by 135,000 STRV to 12.100 million based on pace to date and the corresponding projection for 2018/19 is reduced in line by 150,000 STRV to 12.250 million. Ending stocks for 2017/18 are estimated at 2.103 million STRV for a stocks-to-use ratio of 16.9 percent. Ending stocks for 2018/19 are projected at 2.261 million STRV for a stocks-to-use ratio of 18.1 percent. Sugar supply and use in Mexico are unchanged from last month.