Overall, the agricultural operations performed well, with record cane production achieved at both estates in Malawi, and increased sucrose content recorded in all countries of operation except South Africa. Cane deliveries in Zambia were negatively impacted by factory operating difficulties and an exceptionally wet end to the season.

Approximately 55% of cane throughput supplied by the group’s own agricultural operations and by private growers is cultivated under irrigation. Excluding South Africa, this percentage increases to 91%.

Record sugar production was achieved in Malawi and Mozambique. Unfortunately, disappointing factory
performance and very wet weather at the end of the season in Zambia, impacted on overall sugar production of 1.824 million tons.

The group supplies sugar products to domestic, preferential, regional and world markets. A significant
strength of the group was that 76% of sugar production by volume and 91% by value was sold into the domestic or premium-priced export markets.

Group refined sugar production in 2008/09 amounted around 600 million tons, slightly below that of the previous season due to reduced output in South Africa and Tanzania.

Consistant with its Strategic Intent, Illovo commands a significant share of production in each of the countries in which it operates.