Berlin, June 16 - The sugarcane crush in the main centre-south growing region of Brazil is forecast at a record 535-540 million tonnes in 2009/10, up from 504 million in 2008/09, said Plinio Nastari, director-general of the Brazilian Datagro consultancy.
He was speaking to Reuters on Tuesday on the sidelines of the June 16-17 F.O. Licht World Sugar conference in Berlin.
Nastari said weather conditions had been dry and generally favourable so far, but he noted forecasts for rainy weather in the second half of 2009.
Brazil is the world's leading sugar producer and exporter.