Evening star., 1923-03-31
2O,45O,oOO TONS ESTIMATE.

/ In announcing today that Il 'sti-
mates the world production OF beet
and cane sugar for the crop year
! 1a22-23 at 2945o,0n0 short tons. the
| Department Of Agriculture said it
was not prepared 10 estimate the
! probable cunsumptiye demand.
For lack of definite measures OF
/ the extent to which various factors
/ such as prohibition, business rondi-
! tiouS and price may affect couSump-
/ no cstinJat" Of CONSUMPTION can be
| made for III" year la22-23."
(: Statistics Are Incomplete.
/ The department also pointed cut
| that il. estimating In" world supply,
: stocks Of SUGAR GA hand should also
be taktr. into consideration, and
added that statistics Of stocks for
many countries arr incomplete or
| unreliable.
The Commerce Department on
February estimated world sugar
production III long tons OF raw sugar
! for l?22-23 at ls.SoS.G00 tons.
World production of beet and cane
| sugar for the crop year 19.2-23 is
/ estimated at o,i5o,o ,ooo short tons by
! the United States Department of
| Agriculture" said the statement, is
sued by Secretary Wallace'S office.
! This is 100000 short tons more than
I
| short tons more than tho 1912-l3 10
! l9l3-li pre-Wdr average
! Decrease in Reet Sugar.
, Beet sugar production in Canada
! and the United States is estimated at
745,oOO tons, compared with 1,1o2,ooo
! tons in 1921-2o. and with 654, 900 tons
/ in the two pre-war years. Although
! beet sugar production in the United
| States Is estimated at 347. 900 tons less
than last year. increased European
| production of 506,000 tons more than
makes up the shortage. European
j beet sugar production is estimated at
4.s12,00O tons. compared with 4,466.o00
! tons in 1922, and with $50. 900 tons in
! the two pre-war years.
This increase in European produc-
! tion indicates that the European de-
mand for Cuban sugar may be less
! than last year.
Cuban Cane Increases.
Cuban cane sugar production is
estimated at 4,5s6,000 tons. compared
with 4,476.o00 tons in 1922, and with
2,295,000 tons in the two pre-war
years. Total cane sugar production
for all countries reporting is esti-
mated at 14,735,00o tons. compared
with 14,690,00o tons In 1922 and with
$4,000 tons in the two pre-war
years
I "In estimating the world supply
| stocks of sugar on hand should also
be taken into consideration, but sta :
tistics Of stocks for many countries
are incomplete or unreliable. Stocks
at ports and in the interior in Cuba
at the beginning of the crop year No
vember %. 1922, were reported at o.
900 short tons, which was 1,375,0O0
short tons less than stocks on the
same date in 1921.
1t is pointed out. however, that 1921
stocks of 1,467,o00 short tons were
abnormally large as compared with
the 1912-1921 ten-year average. OF
the 1921, total stocks in Cuba, 1,127,-
with ten-year average of $4,000
Stocks Somewhat Greater.
Stocks outside of Cuba in countries
reporting were somewhat greater in
1922 than in 1921. Stocks reported
in 1922 were 100000 short tons as
compared with 1,2ss,oo0 tons in 1921
THE department is not prepared
to estimate the probable consumptive
demand for sugar, stating that for
| lack of definite measures of the ex-
tent to which various factors such as
prohibition, business conditions and
price may effect consumption OF
sugar, no satisfactory estimate Of
consumption can be made for the year
1s22-1923. 1t Is stated. however tina,
consumption Of sugar in the United
States has increased rapidly in recent
years, and that the cheapnesS OF
sugar through a large part Of 1921
doubtless encouraged a more exten'
sive use than usual"