date:Jun 13, 2013
ugar production at 4,840,000 tons, down 260,000 tons, or 5%, from 5,100,000 tons forecast for 2012-13, and U.S. cane sugar production at 3,744,000 tons, down 171,000 tons, or 4%, from 3,915,000 tons in the current year.
U.S. imports in 2013-14 were projected at 3,810,000 tons, up 372,000 tons, or 11%, from 3,438,000 tons as the May projection. All of the increase was from Mexico, projected at 2,135,000 tons, up 21% from May. Tariff rate quota imports were projected at 1,265,000 tons, unchanged