HEAVY SUGAR PRODUCTION
World sugar production this year is forecasted at 21,600,000 short tons, in reports recently received by the United States Department of Agriculture. Production last year was 20,400.000 short tons- The previous high record was 21,000,000 short tons in 1913-14. A considerable shift in sources of , production has taken place since pre-war years, the Department, says, in pointing out that the forecast 1923-24 production Is 71 iter cent cane sugar, and 29 per cent beet sugar whereas in 1913-14 nearly 50 per cent total quantity was beet sugar, of which more! than 90 per cent was of European origin. Beet sugar production is expected to be about. C. 200,000 tons, which shows a large increase over the 3,500,000 produced in 1919-20. The Cuban crop this year is forecast at 4,271, 000 tens, which is 240,000 tons more than last year. The State of Louisiana cane sugar crop is short, but is more than offset by the larger beet sugar production of Continental United States.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LII, Issue 8629, 9 July 1924, Page 5
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