​Agricultural and Fish Production - January - June 2026

Highlights

1. Sugar cane

At the end of June 2026, some 548 hectares under sugar cane for crop 2026 were harvested, yielding 43,228 tonnes of sugar cane and 3,637 tonnes of sugar. The corresponding figures for the same period of 2025 were 284 hectares, 23,399 tonnes of sugar cane and 1,781 tonnes of sugar respectively. The average extraction rate as at end of June 2026 was 8.41%, higher than the 7.61% as at end of June 2025.

The latest estimate of Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture for the production of sugar for the 2026 crop is 225,000 tonnes, representing an increase of 2.1%, compared to 220,305 tonnes for 2025.

2. Tea

At the end of June 2026, area under tea plantation was 623 hectares, same as the figure for the corresponding period of 2025. However, the production of green tea leaves went down by 1.2% from 3,030 tonnes in the first semester of 2025 to 2,994 tonnes in the first semester of 2026. The production of manufactured tea increased by 22.6% from 530 tonnes to 650 tonnes.

3. Food Crops

The area harvested under food crops for open fields increased by 3.2% from 4,209.6 hectares in the first semester of 2025 to 4,344.9 hectares in the same period of 2026. Production increased by 10.0% from 67,992.3 tonnes to 74,768.8 tonnes.

The area harvested under food crops for under covered cultures increased by 13.8% from 55.9 hectares in the first semester of 2025 to 63.6 hectares in the same period of 2026. Production increased by 32.5% from 6,148.7 tonnes to 8,144.8 tonnes.

The total area harvested under food crops increased by 3.4% from 4,265.5 hectares in the first semester of 2025 to 4,408.5 hectares in the same period of 2026. The total production went up by 11.8% from 74,141.0 tonnes to 82,913.6 tonnes.

4. Livestock

During the first six months of 2026, beef production from live cattle was 1,074 tonnes, 8.5% lower than the production of 1,174 tonnes in the same period of 2025. Production of beef from the slaughter of imported cattle decreased by 10.8% and that of local beef went up from 7 tonnes to 33 tonnes.

Production of goat meat and mutton went down by 4.3% and that of pork increased by 11.3%.

5. Poultry

The production of poultry decreased by 7.2% from 27,900 tonnes in the first semester of 2025 to 25,900 tonnes during the same period of 2026.

6. Fish

​Fish production decreased by 11.3% from 18,739 tonnes in the first six months of 2025 to 16,624 tonnes in the same period of 2026.  Production of other catch (tuna, bank etc) dropped by 11.8% and that of fresh coastal fish decreased by 2.4%.

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