With higher domestic output and near stagnant consumption, China is likely to further tighten import controls.
China’s sugar industry is currently caught between a domestic production upswing and the pull of cheaper global imports. As we look towards the 2026/27 season, the central question for Beijing is shifting from “how to secure sufficient supply” to “how to balance imports with support for domestic growers” in an increasingly competitive global sugar market.
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