BELMOPAN, Belize, Jun 29, CMC – Prime Minister John Briceño says this year’s sugar crop will be one of the worst in recent years after the Fusarium Wilt disease ravaged cane fields here.
The Belize Sugar Industries (BSI) in confirming the situation, described this year’s performance as one of the worst in over three decades.
“The total cane received is just under 884,000 metric tons. That’s a low for us,” BSI director of finance, Sean Chavarria, said, adding that the only comparable year in recent history was 2020, which was still higher despite coming on the heels of the 2019 drought.
Chavarria explained that the Tons of Cane to Tons of Sugar (TCTS) ratio, a key measure of efficiency, stood at approximately 11.1 to 11.2 this season, noting “that’s one of the lowest we’ve seen since the 2010 crop”.
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