Sugar growing calendar

15 regions tracked across southern and northern and northern (equatorial) hemispheres. 8 critical weather-sensitive windows globally.

Annual cycle by region

Each row tracks one production region across the calendar year. Amber bars mark critical weather-sensitive windows where yield outcomes are determined.

PLANTINGVEGETATIVECRITICAL / FLOWERINGHARVEST
Region
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Brazil Centre-South main crush
Brazil Northeast crush
India main crush
Thailand crush season
Australia Queensland crush
EU beet harvest
USA beet harvest (Midwest)
USA cane harvest (Gulf)
China cane crush (south)
China beet harvest (north)
Guatemala / Central America zafra
Colombia year-round milling
Mexico zafra
South Africa cane crush
Russia + Ukraine beet harvest

Why these windows matter

Sugar yields are determined disproportionately during a small number of weather-sensitive windows. Across the 15 production regions tracked here, 8 windows show outsized sensitivity to rainfall, temperature, or storm damage. Buyers who track these windows can position contracts ahead of price moves driven by yield uncertainty.

The most consequential weather risks for sugar are concentrated in specific months. Brazil Centre-South drought / dryness Thai-Indian monsoon failure These forces drive the seasonal volatility that shows up in futures markets weeks or months later.

The calendar above is structural, not predictive — it shows where and when sugar grows under normal conditions. Weather anomalies (El Niño, La Niña, regional droughts) shift these windows by weeks and compound across regions. Atlas Tradex tracks these anomalies in its supply-risk data and surfaces them on the sugar risk surface.

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