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THE CUBA REVIEW 



Sugar Markets of Czechoslovakia, 

 Hungary, and Austria 



The former Austro-Hungarian Empire 

 was a large exporter of sugar. Bohemia 

 being the chief exporting Province. Dur- 

 ing the 1913-14 campaign the Empire pro- 

 duced 1,688,000 metric tons of raw sugar, 

 of which 970,000 tons were exported, leav- 

 ing for domestic consumption considerably 

 more than the 680.000 metric tons required 

 at the rate of 13.2 kilos per capita. This 

 sugar was manufactured in 218 factories. 

 176 (or 80 per cent) of which are now in 

 Czechoslovakia. 13 (or 6 per cent) in 

 Hungary, and 7 (or 3 per cent) in Austria. 

 and the remainder in Poland, Rumania, and 

 Yugoslavia. 



Relative Production in 1913-14 .and 

 1922-23. 



The combined sugar production of 

 Austria. Hungary, and Czechoslovakia in 

 the season 1922-23 was approximately 50 

 per cent under that of Austria-Hungary in 

 1913-14. 



Comparison- of the Sugar In-distry i.nt 1913-14 axd 

 1922-23 



Area Raw ; Con- 



Countries and planted sugar | Im- Ex- sump- 

 years produced I ports I ports i tion 



Heclarei Metric Metric. Metric Metric 

 tons tons tons tons 



Not only does the Republic of Czecho- 

 slovakia have most of the sugar industry 

 of the former dual Empire, but it is second 

 only to Germany in the beet-sugar produc- 

 tion of Europe. It is estimated that more 

 than 400.000 metric tons will be exported 

 this year, as compared with 360,702 tons 

 for 1922-23. This is due to the increase 

 in acreage of 20 i)er cent over the pre- 

 ceding year and 13 per cent over the 1920- 

 21 season. A total of 219,480 hectares 

 have been planted this year. 



Since 1920 Hungary's sugar industry has 

 made much progress. The production dur- 

 ing the campaign of 1922-23 was 48.275 

 metric tons more, or an increase of 145 per 



cent as compared to that of 1920-21. The 

 area planted this year is 56,104 hectares, 

 which is a 30 per cent increase over 1921. 

 It is expected that Hungary will be able to 

 export more sugar this year than was ex- 

 ported last year, as the result of the in- 

 crease in acreage and the good crop 

 prospects. 



AiSTRiAN Consumption Exceeds 

 Production. 



During the season 1920-21 Austria pro- 

 duced nearly 15,000 metric tons of raw 

 sugar, which was only 12 per cent of the 

 normal requirements. But in the 1922-23 

 campaign (September to May, inclusive) 

 Austria has increased production to 24.500 

 metric tons, or 20 per cent of the normal 

 consumption. Within the past two years 

 the beet acreage has been increased 124 per 

 cent and the raw-sugar production 65 per 

 cent. However. Austria will never be able 

 to produce enough sugar to supply its own 

 demands, and will have to import this com- 

 modity. At present approximately 80 per 

 cent of the sugar imported comes from 

 Czechoslovakia. — Prentiss jM. Terry, as- 

 sistant trade commissioner. Vienna. 



Central Tanamo 



J. C. Scarff has resigned from his posi- 

 tion as administrator of Central Tanamo. 

 Oriente, of the Atlantic Fruit Company, 

 and E. G. Middleton. formerly assistant 

 manager, has been appointed in his place. 

 Central Tanamo is one of the most modern 

 and efficient factories in the world but was 

 heavily handicapped this year by the 

 drouth and consequent lack of cane, making 

 only 151,046 bags of sugar. In the north 

 coast district of Oriente it is possible to 

 grind until late in the summer, as the spring 

 rains, which compel the majority of the 

 mills to stop, are not so hea\y. It is said 

 that a very extensive planting program will 

 be inaugurated in Tanamo, perhaps doub- 

 ling the amount of cane, and by taking 

 advantage of a grinding season of eight 

 months, bring production up to over 400,- 

 000 bags per year without increasing fac- 

 tory equipment. — Facts About Sugar. 



