 Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Statistics (Source:
ED & F Man - 2007/08, Oct/Sep basis.)
The Southern African 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. The main SADC sugar producing countries are:
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Swaziland
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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| A record 5.8 million tons
of sugar was estimated to be produced by SADC countries in 2007/08. |
The SADC consistently ranks amongst the world's top sugar exporting
regions. |
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| Exports to premium-priced
markets in the EU and USA are very important to SADC sugar producing
countries. |
Annual consumption across
the SADC region increases by about 2.5% per annum. |
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