This report provides an outlook on domestic and global sugar production, use, and stocks. Annual domestic production of sugar is estimated for the current year, forecasted for the next fiscal year and compared with annual sugar use and annual importation. International production and use of sugar (especially that of Mexico's) is also estimated for the current year and forecasted for the next year. International imports and exports are estimated on a country by country basis, with analysis for notable policy changes. Also included are international and global ending stocks of sugar and how they measure against production and use. Subscribe to ERS e-mail notification service at https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/commodity-outlook/email-notification/ to receive timely notification of newsletter availability. Data Tables from the Sugar and Sweeteners Yearbook are available at https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/sugar-and-sweeteners-yearbook-tables/. They contain the latest data and historical information on the production, use, prices, imports, and exports of sugar and sweeteners.

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• Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook
• WASDE
• Sugar Topics

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