Mexico’s Sugar Output Reaches 5.1 Million Tons, as World’s 6th Largest Sugar Producer

According to Bloomberg, the Mexican sugar industry group, Union Nacional de Caneros, announced that Mexico’s sugar production reached 5.1 million metric tons for the current crop year ending this May 21.

Sugar is the largest crop in Mexico and is an important source of employment throughout rural Mexico. That's why companies like Imperial Sugar (Comercializadora Santos Imperial or CSI) have taken advantage of NAFTA regulations and have created new operations which will allow it to better serve two of the largest sweetener markets in the world – the United States and Mexico.

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