MULTAN – Pakistan is the fifth largest sugarcane producer in the world withan annual production of 63,800 thousand metric tons (TMTs), after Brazil,India, China and Thailand.According to website, ‘worldatlas.com’, Brazil is the top ranking countryproducing 739,300 TMTs of sugarcane annually.
India is on the second berth with 341,200 TMTs, Peoples Republic of Chinaon the third spot with 125,500 TMTs, and Thailand is fourth in the orderwith 100,100 TMTs annual production.The United States of America (USA) was listed on 10th spot with 27,900 TMTsproduction, Philippians on the 9th with 31,900 TMTs, Indonesia ranked 8thwith 33,700 TMTs, Colombia on the7th with 34,900 TMTs and Mexico ranked sixth with 61,200 TMTs.A sugarcane grower Irfan Khokhar told APP that Pakistan’s ranking among top10 sugarcane producing countries showed that farmers here were industriousand getting good production amidadverse circumstances.He said that sugarcane farmers had been facing problems which, he added,should be resolved.He said that farmers would be more than happy provided they get due returnof their produce without any delay and demanded that some mechanism beintroduced and effectively enforced to ensure it.
