Southern African Development Community (SADC) sugar production statistics

The SADC sugar season runs from April to March

• The Southern African sugar production region benefits from ideal growing conditions, full-scale irrigation from secure water sources and efficient milling operations, to make it one of the lowest-cost producing areas in the world.  Average annual production over the past five years remains above 5 million tons of sugar with increasing consumption levels which currently exceed 3.5 million tons.