The Office of the Cane and Sugar Board (OCSB) of Thailand estimated the sugar cane output for the 2022 - 2023 crop year increased just 1.9% to 93.8 million tonnes, lower than forecast due to drought and more farmers switching to cassava cultivation.
Bangkok (VNA) - The Office of the Cane andSugar Board (OCSB) of Thailand estimated the sugar cane output for the2022 - 2023 crop year increased just 1.9% to 93.8 million tonnes, lower thanforecast due to drought and more farmers switching to cassava cultivation.
Panuwat Triyangkunsri, Secretary-General of theOCSB, said the government previously expected the sugar cane production wouldexceed 100 tonnes in the crop year.
However, drought and high farming costs were blamed for the output fallingshort of expectations, while many farmers decided to grow cassava instead dueto this crop’s higher prices.
All the sugar cane, with a commercial cane sugar(CCS) sweetness level of 13.3, was supplied to 57 sugar factories acrossThailand between December 1 last year and April 6. Of the 93.8 milliontonnes, 63.1 million tonnes, or 67.2%, was fresh sugar cane. The remaining 30.7million tonnes, or 32.7%, was the burned one.
The OCSB is aware of the high amount of burned sugar cane despite thestate ban on harvesting by burning. Many farmers prefer the burning method asit is easier than harvesting by cutting fresh plants, which requires a numberof workers.
Due to labour shortages, sugar cane plantations in Thailand mainly relyon migrant workers, according to the OCSB./.
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