El NiΓ±o Threatens Global Sugar Supply NYT - World By: Somini SenguptaοΌ Suhasini Raj and Anindito Mukherjee 16 October 2026 at 04:00 A poor sugarcane crop in India, the worldβs second-largest producer, is hurting consumers and farmers β plus undermining the countryβs energy security goals. A worker tending to a sugarcane crop in Maharashtra, India, in September.