The country’s sugarcane milling will grow more than expected on 23/24 to 660.6 million tonnes, up from 653.4 million seen initially, with a jump of more than 51 million tonnes compared to last season, amid favorable weather boosting yields. Sugar manufacturing from the world’s largest producer and exporter in 2023/24 was estimated at a record 42.7 million tonnes, up from 40.4 million in the initial forecast and 37 million in the previous cycle. Brazil’s sugar export in the harvest was forecast at a record 32.2 million tons, compared to 29.8 million in the initial forecast and 27.1 million last season. The previous record for shipments came in 2020 with 32 million tonnes.