date:Apr 29, 2014
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In the 2013/14 MY, Zimbabwe harvested 3.9 MMT of sugar cane on 46,605 hectares, marginally less than the 4.0 MMT on 53,486 hectares.
Sugar output in the 2014/15MY is forecast to decrease marginally to 480,000 MT, due to a decline in sugar cane area harvested, after 488,000 MT of sugar was produced in 2013/14 MY.
In the 2012/13 MY, Zimbabwe produced 475,000 MT of sugar.
A total of 200,000 MT raw sugar was exported to the European Union (EU) in the 2013/14 MY, under the preferential market