Mexico cancels sugar export permits to the U.S.
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Chamber president Humberto Jasso says the interpretation relating to how much sugar Mexico can send in the six months up to March 31 means it would only be able to export 40 percent of the quota allocated by the United States in the period, causing a concentration in the second half of the season.
Mexico's sugar mills are currently in full swing at the height of the harvest.
The amount of sugar sent to the United States varies from season to season, with a document referring to a quota of 820,000 tonnes in 2016/2017. ■