Brazil experienced extreme weather events in 2024 including an increase in heat waves across various regions. While the full impact of fire outbreaks on sugarcane production remains unclear, officials believe that the damage from these fires is unlikely to significantly affect Brazil’s total sugar output for the 2024-25 marketing year. The country’s forecast for sugarcane production remains at 645 million metric tonnes.
However, adverse climate conditions in the key sugarcane-growing centre-south region have led to a downward revision of sugarcane production to 590 million tonnes, a 1.7% decrease.
Post revises down the production of sugar in Brazil for 2024-25 from 44 to 43 million tonnes, due to the worsening of the quality of the sugarcane.
