| The International Sugar Organisation has increased its forecast for the global surplus in 2011/12 to 5.17 million metric tonnes in its latest quarterly market outlook, compared with its projection of 4.46 million tonnes made in November .
The ISO now estimates total world production at a record 173 million tones with beet sugar production expected to account for most of the increase - with growth of more than 6.1 million tonnes on the year. Cane is likely to demonstrate a more modest 1.9 million tonne increase, despite a significant decrease in sugar output from Brazil...............................................Full Article: Source
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