date:Oct 13, 2015
of higher domestic beet sugar production, slightly higher tariff rate quota imports and lower food deliveries more than offsetting lower cane sugar production and lower beginning stocks.
Deliveries for human consumption are increased by 60,000 tons to 11.935 million (for 2014-15) based on large imports of refined sugar for direct consumption, mostly from Mexico, the U.S.D.A. said. Imports from Mexico for 2014-15 were estimated at 1.530 million tons, which, if realized, would exceed by about 4,