India 2021/22 sugar production projected stronger at 35 MMT

In a new estimate, ISMA sees total 2021/22 sugar production at 35.0 MMT—some 1.5 MMT above our most recent estimate. The new forecast is based on improved cane tonnage and strong sugar recovery (i.e., sugar content) even though total planted area has not grown [...]

Teaching sugarcane’s genome new bioenergy, biofuels, & bioplastics tricks

An international project is underway to sequence the sugarcane genome by 2020. One of the potential avenues for GM of cane will be the development of varieties better suited to the production of energy, fuels, and plastics. “Sugar is the last major cultivated plant [...]

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