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Africa is the 5th largest sugar-producing region after Asia, South America, Europe and Central America. While global production is expected to decline in 2025, the continent is showing relative resilience, driven in particular by the growth of three countries on the continent. Overall sugar production in Africa is expected to reach 10.4 million tonnes at the end of the 2024/2025 season. This is what the FAO projects in its latest report on the food outlook, published on 1 June. The stock is expected to increase by 8.3%, or 800,000 tonnes of sugar more than the production recorded on the continent a year earlier (9.6 million tonnes). According to the UN organization, this growth outlook is mainly driven by the rise of industry in Egypt, Kenya and Morocco. Together, these three countries account for nearly 90% of the expected output growth on the continent. In detail, production is expected to double in Morocco, reaching 400,000 tons, increase by 60% in Kenya to 800,000 tons, and increase more moderately in Egypt, with an increase of 8.3% to 2.6 million tons. More broadly, the outlook for growth in sugar production in Africa contrasts with the trend observed on a global scale. According to FAO, global sugar production is expected to decline by nearly 4% in 2024/2025 to 175.6 million tonnes, due in particular to underperformance in Asia and South America.
Source: Ecofin Agency