If you want to treat the European Union as one country, it is the world's largest producer of sugar. Sugar demand is rising worldwide, with declines elsewhere more than made up for by the developing countries of Asia. If the ratio is high, it's bearish. If the ratio is low, prices tend to rise. But you can't pay too much attention to set levels.
Figures developed by different statistical sources vary greatly.
The CSCE also boasts the world's leading coffee contract. The contract calls for delivery of 37,500lbs. of arabica coffee, from various countries at appropriate differentials. Thus, a slim taking may follow a bumper crop, as the tree's resources are devoted more to maintaining its mature bounty than developing next year's buds. But small takes don't always follow bumper crops. The cyclical pattern may emerge as a slower rate of growth in a rising, multi-year production trend.