Since February 28, when the United States and Israel launched a joint military strike on Iran, the situation in the Middle East has escalated sharply, and the global supply chain has suffered its most severe shock since the Red Sea crisis. In this geopolitical storm, Brazil—the world's largest sugar exporter—is facing an unprecedented logistics dilemma: sugar ships bound for the Middle East have been forced to 'stop midway' and must complete the final leg by land.

During the 2025/26 crushing season, the main sugarcane producing areas in Guangxi experienced mostly sunny weather, and the sugar mills' crushing processes were generally smooth, with most operating at full capacity. As of early March, only a few sugar mills in Guangxi had finished crushing, and the significantly delayed progress compared to previous years has raised concerns. To more accurately assess the sugarcane crushing volume and sugar production in Guangxi for the 2025/26 season, the Pan-

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