Mexico Sugar Output at 4.95 Mln Tonnes to June 6

Mexico City, June 11 - Mexico has so far produced 4,952,492 tonnes of sugar in the 2008/09 harvest, 9.83 percent less than in the same period last year, the National Cane Workers Union said on Thursday.

Sugar production for the week ended June 6 was 18,463 tonnes, down 69.38 percent from the 60,292 tonnes produced in the same period last year, according to figures from the union.

The union has said the country's 2008/09 sugar production will be 5.3 million tonnes, while the agriculture ministry forecast an even smaller crop in part because of bad weather.

Following is a table containing weekly and accumulated data for cane milled and sugar produced in the harvest compared to last year. All volumes in tonnes: WEEK ENDED June 6

                 2007/08      2008/09       Change     Pct
 Cane milled        587,428      153,394     -434,034  -73.89
 Sugar produced      60,292       18,463      -41,830  -69.38
 ACCUMULATED
                  2007/08      2008/09       Change     Pct
 Cane milled      48,075,073   42,448,078   -5,626,996  -11.70
 Sugar produced    5,492,503    4,952,492     -540,011   -9.83