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Private sugar mills expansion leads to increased production in 2022/2023. El Nino, which usually increases sugar content in sugarcane and continues area expansion by private sugar mills is forecast to further increase plantation white sugar production in 2023/24 to 2.6 million metric tons (MMT).

Since the Netherlands lifted all COVID-19 related restrictions at the end of February 2022 and most people returned to the workplace, new opportunities continue to emerge for U.S. agricultural products. Consumers are especially interested in healthier, more convenient, nutritious, and high-quality products.

Indonesian cotton imports in 2023/24 are forecast to remain stable at 2.0 million bales assuming spinners will use more inventory on hand before making new purchases.

The turnover of the Dutch food processing industry in 2021 (most recent data available) was valued at $83 billion. There are more than 8,000 food processing companies active in the Netherlands and together they account for an estimated 150,000 jobs.

Indonesia currently imports 65 percent of the raw materials needed for its growing food processing industry.

This report modifies the rice consumption, trade, and stocks analysis of the 2023 Grain and Feed Annual for Indonesia in light of new official information.