El Niño Threatens Global Sugar Supply

El Niño Threatens Global Sugar Supply: A poor sugarcane crop in India, the world’s second-largest producer, is hurting consumers and farmers — plus undermining the country’s energy security goals. By Somini Sengupta and Suhasini Raj Visuals by Anindito Mukherjee Somini Sengupta and Suhasini Raj reported from Maharashtra, one of India’s biggest sugar-producing states. Conflict. Climate change. A withering El Niño.