CaneHarvest for sugar trading desks

Track the Thai harvest as mills report it and compare it with past seasons. See early in the season whether it is running ahead of or behind last year.

Questions it answers

Cane delivered so far, compared with last season and the five seasons before it.

Harvest pace

Illustrative data
Illustrative chart of cumulative cane deliveries by crush day, as a share of an average season. This season runs ahead of last season and in the upper part of the range of the five seasons before it.0%25%50%75%100%1306090120Crush dayCane to date, % of an average season

This seasonLast season5-season range

Average sugar content (CCS) by week, compared with last season and the 10 CCS baseline.

Sugar content (CCS) by week

Illustrative data
Illustrative chart of average CCS by crush week. This season sits above the 10 CCS baseline and slightly above last season, near the top of the five-season range.810121415101520Crush week10 CCS baseline

This seasonLast season5-season range

The share of contracted cane still in the field, compared with the same day last season.

Cane left to harvest

Illustrative data
Illustrative chart of the share of contracted cane area still to be harvested, by crush day. This season has less cane left in the field than last season had at the same point.0%25%50%75%100%1306090120Crush day

This season, left to harvestLast season

Charts on this site use illustrative data, not live figures.

How it fits your season

  1. October to November

    Before the harvest

    Compare contracted cane area with past seasons before the harvest starts.

  2. December to January

    Early harvest

    Check harvest pace against last season.

  3. January to March

    Peak harvest

    Watch sugar content and the cane left to harvest.

  4. April onward

    End of season

    Compare the finished season with past years.

Other use cases

  • Banks and lenders

    Credit and trade finance teams lending to Thai mills, growers or sugar traders.

    Uses it to
    Monitor deliveries, cane prices and grower payments to assess credit risk.
    Key data
    Grower paymentsCane pricesSeason size
  • Research and analysts

    Analysts and economists covering Thai sugar at banks, funds and consultancies.

    Uses it to
    Build and test supply models on measured season data.
    Key data
    Season sizeHarvest progressSugar content
  • Refiners and sugar buyers

    Procurement teams at refiners and food companies buying Thai sugar.

    Uses it to
    Follow Thai supply during the season to plan purchases.
    Key data
    Harvest progressSugar contentCane prices

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