Sugar production in Mozambique could reach 210,000 tons in the 2024-25 campaign, a slightly upward trend compared to the previous season, when indicators were set at around 200,000 tons.

According to the executive director of the Association of Sugar Producers of Mozambique (APAMO), Orlando da Conceição, despite this development, production will continue to be lower than the real capacities of the national industry, largely due to the influence of the shutdown of the Maragra sugar mill in 2022 due to flooding in Maputo province, as well as the impact of climatic events, which have been frequent in the country.

Orlando da Conceição said, however, that although the quantities don't match the industry's capacity, production will continue to meet demand from the domestic market.

Quoted by the newspaper Notícias, the source pointed out that in the last ten years sugar production in Mozambique has averaged around 350,000 tons a year, in a context in which the country absorbs only half of this amount.

However, although the Maragra sugar mill, which is now paralyzed, is of significant importance, the manager stressed that other producers, such as the Xinavane sugar mill in Maputo province and the Mafambisse sugar mill in central Sofala, continue to contribute so that the market doesn't feel penalized.