Sugarcane Output Rises 9.8%
WASHINGTON - Mar 8/13 - SNS --Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed in 2012 is estimated at 32.2 million tons, of which 30.4 million tons was utilized for sugar and 1.73 million tons for seed, according to the USDA.
Total production for sugar and seed is down 1% from February but up 10% from 2011. Sugarcane producers harvested 896,000 acres for sugar and seed in 2012, down 3,000 acres from the February forecast. Yield for sugar and seed is estimated at 35.9 tons per acre, down 0.4 ton from February.
In Florida, harvest continued with very few weather interruptions. Estimates for Hawaii, Louisiana, and Texas were carried forward from January.
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