South African Customs Union statistics

The Southern African sugar season runs from April to March

CANE PRODUCTION (million tons)
Ongoing smallholder cane expansions under the Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project resulted in increased cane production in Swaziland.

SUGAR PRODUCTION AND MARKETS (million tons)
The continued impact of severe drought in South Africa further reduced export availability, preventing producers from taking full advantage of generally higher world market prices in 2011/12.

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