Australian Sugar Industry

Sugarcane is one of Australia’s most important rural industries.

• Australia is the third largest raw sugar supplier in the world.
• Australian sugarcane is processed into raw sugar, 80% of which is then exported to be refined into white sugar, 20% of which is processed on Australian shores.
• Seventh largest agricultural exporter in Australia.
• 80% exported.
• $1.7 – $2 billion value of production.
• 30-35 Mt cane.
• 4-4.5 Mt raw sugar.
• 4000 cane farm businesses.
• 24 sugar mills.
• 6 bulk storage ports.

Information courtesy of Canegrowers.