BRAZIL: CONAB sees 2012/13 sugar production up 8.4%

Published: 08/09/2012, 3:51:24 PM

Brazil's agriculture ministry's crop supply agency Conab says 2012/13 sugar output was forecast to rise 8.4% from last season to 38.99 million metric tonnes, according to Reuters.

In its second forecast of Brazil's cane crop, the agency said the country's total cane output would rise 6.5% to 596.6 million tonnes.