The following table lists the top 10 sugar-producing companies, based on production for the 2011-12 season, according to F.O. Licht GmbH, a German research company.

Rank   (Prior Year)           Company
  1.        (1.)           Suedzucker AG
  2.        (3.)           Associated British Foods Plc
  3.        (2.)           Raizen (formerly Cosan SA)
  4.        (4.)           Tereos Internacional SA
  5.        (5.)           Mitr Phol Sugar Corp.
  6.        (6.)           Nordzucker GmbH & Co KG
  7.        (9.)           Thai Roong Ruang Sugar Group
  8.        (8.)           Wilmar International Ltd.
  9.        (7.)           Louis Dreyfus Corp.
  10.       (13.)          Pfeifer & Langen KG

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