Saturday, 4 April 2009

Fertiliser fuels feud - Fiji Times Online

Fertiliser fuels feud - Fiji Times Online
By By Margaret Wise
THE fertiliser debate has cropped stakeholders into feuding factions, the Sugar Cane Growers Council boss now accused of being a lobbyist for farmers and the Sugar Cane Growers Fund. Fiji Sugar Corporation chief executive officer ... Mr Saran's views are contained in a March 31 letter responding to Mr Sharma's announcement that the South Pacific Fertilizers Limited board could not get the Price and Incomes Board to increase prices or secure a grant from the government. ...




Friday, 3 April 2009

Sugar mills unlikely to sell entire quota of sweetener

Sugar mills unlikely to sell entire quota of sweetener
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
However, industry experts said it is unlikely that mills will be able to offload sugar from buffer stock as demand is not much despite onset of summer when ...

May sugar prices are trading in the center of a 1-yr 5-1/2 cent range.

Foods and Softs Outlook for April 3, 2009
Inside Futures - Chicago,IL,USA
SUGAR—May sugar prices are trading in the center of a 1-yr 5-1/2 cent range. Bullish factors include (1) the prediction from the Indian Sugar Mills ...

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positive impact that higher sugar prices and a weaker local currency will have on the sugar producer's cash

LATIN AMERICAN MARKETS
MarketWatch - USA
The market "has yet to realize" the positive impact that higher sugar prices and a weaker local currency will have on the sugar producer's cash generation, ...

Brazil Stocks Climb, Extending Four-Week Rally; Cosan Advances

Brazil Stocks Climb, Extending Four-Week Rally; Cosan Advances
Bloomberg - USA
"We look for strong sugar prices in 2009-10, as demand is relatively resilient to an economic slowdown and production is down," Tereza Mello, an analyst at ...

The project investigates how international sugar production produces both political power and ...

News Story - Salford Business School | University of Salford
The work will be carried out in conjuction with Nottingham Trent University. The project is worth just under £100k - Salford's share is 50%. The project investigates how international sugar production produces both political power and ...






Sugar steady in Kolhapur

Sugar steady in Kolhapur | Chennai Vision News
By chennaivision
Kolhapur Prices of M-30 and S-30 grades of sugar today remained steady at Rs 1965/1970 and Rs 1955/1960 per quintal respectively. The rates in the Kolhapur gur market ranged between Rs 2350 and Rs 2500 per quintal. ...






Cosan SA Industria e Comercio and Aracruz Celulose SA led gains for sugar

Brazil Stocks Climb, Extending Four-Week Rally; JBS Advances
Bloomberg - USA
Cosan SA Industria e Comercio and Aracruz Celulose SA led gains for sugar and pulp producers. MMX Mineracao e Metalicos SA, which is seeking to sell all or ...

RP hopes for sugar quota hike

RP hopes for sugar quota hike
Business Mirror - Philippines
Also, it appears that the USDA has underestimated the sugar exports of Mexico," said Coscolluela last month. The ASA has reported on its web site that ...

Food Manufacturers Are Lobbying for Increased Sugar Imports

Food Manufacturers Are Lobbying for Increased Sugar Imports
Farm Futures - Carol Stream,IL,USA
No one disagrees that food manufacturers would make more money if additional subsidized foreign imports flooded the sugar market, although, Roney noted this ...

Ethanol industry needs government support, says biofuels group ...








Ethanol industry needs government support, says biofuels group ...
By Sam Purl
Of the total cane produced 12% to go in to seed production, 5% to chewing and Juice, 25-30% to Khandasari (jiggery).Only 60%would be used for actual sugar production. Percapita consumption of sugar in India: 20kg and 5Kg Jaggery. ...

Shree Renuka Sugars slow on Africa expansion

Shree Renuka Sugars slow on Africa expansion
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
The sugar maker had not earmarked an investment for its Africa project but was actively looking at acquiring lands for plantation and sugar mills there. ...

Mozambique: Exports rise 8.16 pct in 2008 but imports rise by 25 pct

Mozambique: Exports rise 8.16 pct in 2008 but imports rise by 25 pct
Macauhub - Macau,Macau
Sugar exports rose from US$61.8 million to US$71.4 million and those of cotton rose from US$42 million to US$48 million. The "Other" exports category rose ...

Demand keeps prices firm

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Demand keeps prices firm
Financial Mail (subscription) - Johannesburg,South Africa
Sugar, one of the so-called "soft commodities", has done considerably better. The world sugar price has recently risen close to last year's highs. ...

INTERVIEW-India may import 1 mln T raws in 8 mos-Shree Renuka

INTERVIEW-India may import 1 mln T raws in 8 mos-Shree Renuka
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
MUMBAI, April 3 (Reuters) - India sugar millers are likely to import 1 million tonnes of raw sugar in the next eight months as an appreciating rupee and ...

Sugar futures snap 4-day rally; fall 0.53 per cent

Sugar futures snap 4-day rally; fall 0.53 per cent
Hindu - Chennai,India
The fall in sugar prices was mostly due to profit-selling by traders amid increased arrivals in the spot markets, traders said. They said the fall in demand ...

Commodity Trends | Sugar prices likely to see correction | 03 ...

Commodity Trends | Sugar prices likely to see correction | 03 ...
Futures trading commodity trends news dated on 03 April 2009, Sugar prices advanced for fourth consecutive session to close firm yesterday. The May future on NCDEX closed up at 2267 rupees per quintal gaining 1.39 percent. ... Further downward revision of supply and rise in summer demand is supporting the prices says research by AUM Capital Market. Cold-drink and ice-cream makers are the main buyers of the sweetener and they usually step up purchases during summer months ...





UPDATE 1-White sugar import talk pushes India futures down | Reuters



UPDATE 1-White sugar import talk pushes India futures down | Reuters
Mar 10, 2009 ... (Updates to close) MUMBAI, March 10 (Reuters) - India sugar futures dropped Tuesday on talk the government may allow duty-free imports of ..

Thursday, 2 April 2009

Duty free access for 4000 products

Ceylon Daily News
Duty free access for 4000 products
Ceylon Daily News - Ceylon,Sri Lanka
This follows Export Development and International Trade Minister Prof. GL Peiris having discussions with Pakistani authorities. The Government of Sri Lanka ...

a dedicated freight corridor between Chennai and New ...

DMK manifesto promises hutless villages, slumless cities
Hindu - Chennai,India
It wants introduction of bullet train services between Chennai – Madurai and Chennai – Coimbatore and a dedicated freight corridor between Chennai and New ...

Inflation rises to 0.31 per cent

Inflation rises to 0.31 per cent
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Sugar is showing an annual price increase close to 20 per cent. Pulses and cereals are above 9 per cent and 10 per cent mark, respectively. ...

DJ ICE Sugar Review: Up; Spec Buying Lifts, Producer Sales Limit

DJ ICE Sugar Review: Up; Spec Buying Lifts, Producer Sales Limit
MarketWatch (press release) - USA
Ships lined up to export Brazilian sugar increased to 29 in the week to Wednesday, the Williams Brazil shipping agency said. The figure includes ships at ...

Sugar mills sweeten offer for cane cultivation

Hindu Business Line
Sugar mills sweeten offer for cane cultivation
Hindu Business Line - Chennai,India
In addition to the conversion cost of Rs 350 a tonne, sugar mills would find it viable only if sugar prices are around Rs 2100 a quintal ex-factory. ...

Mozambique: Mozal Still Dominates Exports

Mozambique: Mozal Still Dominates Exports
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The value of tobacco exports rose from 51.8 million dollars in 2007 to 132.1 million last year. Sugar exports rose from 61.8 million to 71.4 million dollars ...

JA leads sugar production in the C'bean

JA leads sugar production in the C'bean
radiojamaica.com - Jamaica
Data from the Sugar Association of the Caribbean (SAC) show Jamaica led production in February. Four of the five remaining sugar industries in the Caribbean ...

SOFTS-Sugar, coffee rally on dollar, equities, G20

SOFTS-Sugar, coffee rally on dollar, equities, G20
Forex Pros - Tortola,British Virgin Islands
"Sugar looks very positive going forward," said Jaspal Phull, senior analyst with Stenham Advisors. Phull said a key focus of the global sugar market was ...


Brazil Freight Transport Report Q2 - companiesandmarkets.com adds ...

Brazil Freight Transport Report Q2 - companiesandmarkets.com adds ...
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
Sugar exports were set to drop by 4.7% in 2008, and corn by 41.1%. However, there was a glimmer of optimism in the port management´s forecasts. ...

NCDEX sugar prices remain up

NCDEX sugar prices remain up
Commodity Online - Kochi,Kerala,India
MUMBAI: Sugar prices surged on Thursday in both futures and spot market. The demand for the commodity remained firm despite government's additional ...

FBCL - News

FBCL - News
By FBCL 03:33 AM
Fiji Sugar Commission chairman John May has revealed how sugar industry stakeholders including the FSC and the Sugar Cane Growers Council, agreed last year to deduct $6.65m from the sugar price to be paid to Growers Fund, ...

Sugar unstable again

Sugar unstable again
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, Apr 01: Price of sugar has become unstable again as the owners of sugar refineries have.

Commodity Trends | Sugar in fresh bullish rally | 02 April 2009 ...

Commodity Trends | Sugar in fresh bullish rally | 02 April 2009 ...
Sugar prices advanced on third consecutive day making it a fresh bullish rally after a deep correction from last few weeks. Sentiment has improved after downward revision in production estimate to 14.5 million tonnes. ...

NCDEX Sugar Jun contract may test Rs 2350: Kotak

NCDEX Sugar Jun contract may test Rs 2350: Kotak
Myiris.com - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Earlier, the sugar production in India was estimated at 15.5 million tons. This estimation has been further scaled down by to 14.5 million tons. ...

DJ Mexico,Ctrl Amer,Colombia Cash Sugar: 2008-09 Exports Continue

DJ Mexico,Ctrl Amer,Colombia Cash Sugar: 2008-09 Exports Continue
MarketWatch (press release) - USA
... the cash sugar markets of Mexico, Central America and Colombia, but shipments of exports from the current cycle stayed strong, traders said Wednesday. ...

Talks on fertiliser - Fiji Times Online

Talks on fertiliser - Fiji Times Online
The meeting will be held at the Sugar Ministry office in Suva. "So it will depend on how we (stakeholders) deal with the matter because there was a recommendation by the Prices and Incomes Board to increase the price of a bag of ...

Sugar crisis looming due to smuggling, lower sugarcane output

Sugar crisis looming due to smuggling, lower sugarcane output
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
By Nauman Tasleem LAHORE: Sugar shortage is around the corner, which would increase the price of sugar due to less production, smuggling of gur to ...

Wednesday, 1 April 2009

Govt to end sugar freight subsidy on Oct. 1 - Pawar

Govt to end sugar freight subsidy on Oct. 1 - Pawar
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government will end freight incentives for sugar exports on Oct.

US Sugar land deal cut by $800M

US Sugar land deal cut by $800M
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The governor's office said about 32000 acres of the initial purchase, currently in citrus production, would be available to the water district within a year ...

Low sugar output not a worry for mills

Low sugar output not a worry for mills
Livemint - Delhi,Delhi,India
New Delhi: The sugar industry in the country is hopeful of meeting domestic demand despite an anticipated 43% drop in production this season. ...


DJ India Import Duty On Raw, White Sugar To Be Scrapped - Report

DJ India Import Duty On Raw, White Sugar To Be Scrapped - Report
MarketWatch (press release) - USA
However, mills are allowed to import raw sugar duty free, subject to an obligation to re-export one metric ton of refined white sugar for every 1.05 tons of ...


04-01-09 "Sugar Import Quotas Can Now Change" « BARN OnAir .

04-01-09 "Sugar Import Quotas Can Now Change" « BARN OnAir ...
By Brian Allmer
Under the 2008 farm bill, today is the first day USDA can tinker with foreign sugar import quotas. Large food manufacturers started their campaign several weeks ago, aggressively lobbying ag officials to increase import levels above the ...

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lower crude oil prices that make ethanol a less viable optio



The Oil Drum | Drumbeat: April 1, 2009
By Leanan
Mumbai - A sharp decline in sugar cane production coupled with lower crude oil prices that make ethanol a less viable option as fuel has hit India's plans to sharply increase its ethanol production capacity, analysts said Wednesday. ...


Food commission defends sugar fortification policy | LusakaTimes.com

Food commission defends sugar fortification policy | LusakaTimes.com
By Support Editor
Mr. Mubanga said the high price of sugar was not being caused by the cost of fortification as prices had been high even before the policy was implemented. He added that measures to combat micro- nutrition deficiency also contributed to ...



India sugar rises 3rd day on summer demand, output

India sugar rises 3rd day on summer demand, output
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
MUMBAI, April 1 (Reuters) - Indian sugar futures rose for a third day on Wednesday tracking a firm spot market, which witnessed good summer demand from bulk ...

Weak Crude, Cane Shortage Hit India Ethanol Expansion

Weak Crude, Cane Shortage Hit India Ethanol Expansion
Wall Street Journal - USA
By DEBIPRASAD NAYAK and DILIPP S NAG MUMBAI -- A sharp decline in sugar cane production coupled with lower crude oil prices that make ethanol a less viable ...

Tate & Lyle takes the sweet road to Scotland

Tate & Lyle takes the sweet road to Scotland
Logistics Manager - London,England,UK
Tate & Lyle has signed a deal with Russell Group to deliver sugar from East London to Scotland by rail. The intermodal train will run from the Russell ...

Cyclone 'to cost sugar industry $120m'

Cyclone 'to cost sugar industry $120m'
ABC Regional Online - Australia
"In terms of the total earnings of the industry - yes, the outlook this year is buoyant," he said. "The international marketplace is as strong as it's been ...

Tuesday, 31 March 2009

MP hurt as farmers protest over prices

MP hurt as farmers protest over prices
Daily Nation - Nairobi,Kenya
The farmers want the price of cane increased to Sh2,500 per tonne, up from the Sh2,425 that the Mumias Sugar Company is paying them. ...

DJ Brazil's Guarani To Double Cane Area In Mozambique -Report

DJ Brazil's Guarani To Double Cane Area In Mozambique -Report
MarketWatch (press release) - USA
Acucar Guarani, which is controlled by French group Tereos, uses the African country to bypass tariffs to export sugar into the European Union, Gazeta said. ...

DJ ICE Sugar Review: Spec Buys Lifts Sugar; Crude, Dollar Support

DJ ICE Sugar Review: Spec Buys Lifts Sugar; Crude, Dollar Support
MarketWatch (press release) - USA
India approved a 5.4-million-ton sale of free-sale sugar during the quarter, up from 5.2 million tons one year ago. It also raised the import quota for ...

forecasts for global sugar demand into negative territory

* Arabicas rise on International Coffee Organization comment
guardian.co.uk - UK
But traders are starting to revise their forecasts for global sugar demand into negative territory, having earlier punted for slowing consumption growth. ...

USDA - sugar estimate



USDA Expects Total Corn, Soybean Acres on Par with Last Year
... sugar beets, canola and proso millet, as well as harvested area for all hay, tobacco and sugar cane. The Prospective Plantings report provides the first official survey-based estimate of U.S. farmers' planting intentions for 2009. ...

India Apr-Jun sugar quota up 6.8 pct at 4.7 mln T

India Apr-Jun sugar quota up 6.8 pct at 4.7 mln T
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
Sugar prices may correct in coming weeks as supplies are bound to increase on higher quota and unsold stock from March allocation, an analyst with Anand ...

Brazilian ethanol producers to maximize sugar output: sources


Brazilian ethanol producers to maximize sugar output: sources
Petroleumworld.com - Caracas,Venezuela
Major Brazilian sugar and ethanol producers are intending to increase sugar production significantly this year on the back of stronger export prices for ...

Govt Mulls Lifting Import Ban On Control Items

Govt Mulls Lifting Import Ban On Control Items
Bernama - Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
Shahrir said that it was likely for the import ban on flour or sugar to be lifted on completion of the study by end of the year at the latest. ...

New industries in Ctg start receiving gas

New industries in Ctg start receiving gas
Abdus Salam Labu, vice chairman of S Alam Group, his sugar mill that has got the gas connection will go into commercial operation shortly. "We have already opened letter of credit for import of raw sugar from Brazil. ...

India sugar up as duty-free imports unlikely soon

India sugar up as duty-free imports unlikely soon
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
Spot prices in the western state of Maharashtra, India's top producer, rose 1.1 percent to 2049.3 rupees on good demand. Cold-drink and ice-cream makers are ...

Sugar factories to help reduce fizzy drinks' production costs

Sugar factories to help reduce fizzy drinks' production costs
AngolaPress - Luanda,Angola
... of importing sugar, one of the raw materials that is mostly consumed (140 tonnes/day). To the director, the increase of internal production and reducing ...

DJ India 08-09 Sugar Output Likely To Fall To 14.5M Tons - Exec

DJ India 08-09 Sugar Output Likely To Fall To 14.5M Tons - Exec
MarketWatch (press release) - USA
30 from an earlier estimate of 15.5 million tons, as most mills have shut down operations, a senior industry official said Tuesday. ...

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Monday, 30 March 2009

Thailand may produce at least 3.8% less *sugar*

Thailand may produce at least 3.8% less *sugar*
*Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news* Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:17 AM PDT
Thailand may produce at least 3.8% less *sugar* this year because of
drought has cut cane output, a government official said on Monday.

Beet growers saw progress on price stability

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*AG Weekly* Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:41 AM PDT
TWIN FALLS, Idaho - First, high prices for competing crops cut acreage.
Then, spring planting weather that featured high winds and cold
temperatures reduced acreage yet again. Idaho’s *sugar* beet growers
faced challenges in 2008, officials said.

BRIEF-German cartel office says has raided German sugar makers ...

BRIEF-German cartel office says has raided German *sugar* makers *...*
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Forbes - NY,USA
Neither the Subscriber nor Thomson Reuters warrants the completeness or
accuracy of the Service or the suitability of the Service as a trading
aid and *...*

El acceso del banano y azúcar de los estados centroamericanos

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La Prensa Gráfica - El Salvador
También el acceso del banano y *azúcar* de los estados centroamericanos
al mercado europeo. En el caso del *azúcar*, los países centroamericanos
(Guatemala, *...*

DJ Suedzucker: German Cartel Office Searched Co Offices

DJ Suedzucker: German Cartel Office Searched Co Offices
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
In particular questions, which have to be seen in context with the reform and the implementation of the new sugar market regulation, were the reason for the ...


millgate sugar rises on demand hopes


millgate sugar rises on demand hopes
Indopia - India
Marketmen said fresh buying by millers on expectations of pick up in demand mainly led to rise in select millgate sugar prices. In the millgate section, ...

Sugar Issue Brief: 2009 Outlook | Newsroom | American Sugar Alliance



Sugar Issue Brief: 2009 Outlook | Newsroom | American Sugar Alliance
The combination of economic pressures and unneeded foreign sugar cascading onto the U.S. market could be enough to sink America's sugar producers," the ...

Have not gained much from sugar price rise: Balrampur Chini

Have not gained much from sugar price rise: Balrampur Chini
Moneycontrol.com - Mumbai,India
Retail sugar prices are up 30% to Rs 26 per kg owing to expected dip in output. India is expected to be a net importer of at least 2 million tonne after net ...

DJ SOFTS HIGHLIGHTS: Top Stories Of The Day

DJ SOFTS HIGHLIGHTS: Top Stories Of The Day
MarketWatch (press release) - USA
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Mexico is planning to export more sugar to the US this year than the US Department of Agriculture is forecasting, according to a ...

Smart rise in sugar prices on increased demand

Smart rise in sugar prices on increased demand
SamayLive - Noida,Uttar Pradesh,India
Mumbai, Mar 30 : Sugar prices firmed up smartly on the Vashi Wholesale Market here today due to increased demand from retailers amidst poor supplies from ...

Commodity Trends | Sugar weak but not likely to decline further ...


Commodity Trends | Sugar weak but not likely to decline further ...
But market is likely to halt decline further and expected to see some recovery. India is expected to produce 15.5 million tonnes of sugar in the crop year to September a further downward revision from 16.50 million tonnes. ...



Media Release: Rabobank

Media Release: Rabobank
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
Sentiment improved among grain, cotton and sugar producers, but weakened in all other sectors. In line with the easing of headline confidence, ...

Sugar futures recover on summer-season demand

Sugar futures recover on summer-season demand
Hindu - Chennai,India
New Delhi (PTI): Sugar recovered in futures trade on Monday largely on a likely pick-up in summer-season demand from bulk consumers for the sweetener and a ...

Thailand: Biofuel's Impact on Food Crops

Thailand: Biofuel's Impact on Food Crops
FLEXNEWS - Labege,France
Ethanol is produced using sugar and tapioca as feedstock. Longer term, increases in the quantity of tapioca produced is not expected to come at the expense ...

India's Sugar Output May Fall 45% as Jaggery Attracts More Cane

India's Sugar Output May Fall 45% as Jaggery Attracts More Cane
Bloomberg - USA
Sugar cane production may drop 17 percent to 290.5 million tons in the year to June, the farm ministry predicted Feb. 12. Lower-than-expected sugar output ...

Recomiendan incrementar exportación de excedentes de azúcar a EU

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El Occidental - Guadalajara,Mexico
Ante el déficit de 2.7 millones de toneladas de *azúcar* que tiene
Estados Unidos en promedio anualmente, este 1º de abril vence el plazo
para que el *...*

Se une CNC a la toma de bodegas del IEZ

Se une CNC a la toma de bodegas del IEZ

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El Sol de Cuernavaca - Cuernavaca,Morelos,Mexico
Hoy volverán a tomar las bodegas del Ingenio Emiliano Zapata, como parte
del reproche nacional contra el abaratamiento del precio del *azúcar*.

Egypt Has 2 Million Tons of Wheat, Corn in Strategic Storage

Egypt Has 2 Million Tons of Wheat, Corn in Strategic Storage
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*Bloomberg* Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:54 PM PDT
March 30 (Bloomberg) -- Egypt has 2 million tons of wheat and corn in
its strategic storage, enough to make subsidized bread for four months,
Ali Moselihi, the minister for social solidarity said.The North African
country has enough subsidized *sugar* to last for four and a half
months, the minister said in a statement late yesterday.


La Martinique récolte sa canne à sucre

La Martinique récolte sa canne à *sucre*

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Assemblée Martinique Web - Lamentin,Martinique,France
Depuis la reprise des activités après une longue grève générale, la
Martinique a commencé sa récolte de canne à *sucre*. Employant plus de
3.000 actifs,

El sector remolachero azucarero de la UE pide a la Comisión

El sector remolachero azucarero de la UE pide a la Comisión *...*
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Agrodigital - Spain
Las confederaciones europeas de cultivadores de remolacha (CIBE) y la de
los fabricantes de Azúcar (CEFS) han contestado a las declaraciones de
la Comisaria

India sugar seen down on higher quota hopes, imports

India *sugar* seen down on higher quota hopes, imports
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Reuters India - Mumbai,India
MUMBAI, March 30 (Reuters) - Indian *sugar* futures may open lower on
Monday on talk of duty free imports of white *sugar* and hopes
government may increase *...*

Crop Forecast To Show State Of the Sector

Crop Forecast To Show State Of the Sector
Wall Street Journal - USA
Excessive moisture and flooding could delay planting of spring wheat and sugar beets in the Red River Valley, which straddles the border between North ...

South Korea - sugar tariff

2009년 3월 30일 (월)
디지틀보사 - South Korea
In this regard, the government will apply the emergency quota tariff system for 30 items, including raw sugar and wheat, from April to the end of June. ...



US opens route to Afghanistan through Russia's backyard

US opens route to Afghanistan through Russia's backyard
guardian.co.uk - UK
From here they proceed to Dushanbe, filling up their Kamaz trucks with sugar and other goods. They then head home. The route goes past fields of cotton, ...


Sunday, 29 March 2009

Sugar Traders Association of the United Kingdom: Commission ...


Sugar Traders Association of the United Kingdom: Commission ...
By Julian Price
The EU sugar market situation will be reviewed in October on the basis of updated estimates for beet and sugar production and for imports, and again in February 2010, to see whether there is a need for "preventive withdrawal" for the ...

FICAC urged to investigate


FICAC urged to investigate
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd - Suva,Fiji
He says as a cane farmer himself, he is urging the Interim Prime to seek divert the sugar export tax earnings by Fiji Government into this shortfall of ...

Another bit of HFCS Truth

Another bit of HFCS Truth
Lew Rockwell - Burlingame,CA,USA
I get upset because the only reason HFCS is so prevalent in the US diet is because sugar tariffs and taxes make it cost effective. ...



INDIAN STOCK MARKET TRADING TIPS: Raw sugar imports not needed

INDIAN STOCK MARKET TRADING TIPS: Raw sugar imports not needed
By nse-bse trading tips
A move by sugar mills in Maharashtra, India's biggest producer, to import at least 1 million tonnes (mt) of raw sugar to tide over domestic demand has sharply divided the industry.India has sufficient stocks of sugar and does not need ...

Import duty on raw and white sugar to be zeroed

Import duty on raw and white sugar to be zeroed
Institute of International Trade - Kolkata,India
Currently, imports of both raw and white sugar entail basic customs duty of 60%. At the same time, mills are allowed to import raw sugar at zero duty ...

Will household use of sugar be hit?

Will household use of sugar be hit?
Hindu Business Line - Chennai,India
... with potential to move up) would of course depend on government policy relating to white sugar import including consumer subsidy, if any.
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Ethiopia to boost sugar production five-fold

Nazret.com
Ethiopia to boost sugar production five-fold
Nazret.com - College Park,MD,USA
... the Export-Import Bank of India, the ministry said that the government had embarked on establishing new sugar plants and on expanding the existing ones. ...
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Sugar Rally's Dashed for Now

Sugar Rally's Dashed for Now
Barron's - USA
Jonathan Kingsman, who runs the Switzerland-based sugar and biofuel consultancy, Kingsman, says that even if India relaxed the tariff, imported sugar would ...
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Brazil wants help lifting US ethanol tariffs
International Herald Tribune - France
Brazil makes ethanol from sugar, in a process that is much more efficient and costs less. "One thing that leaves me perplexed, is in the same world where we ...
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Mexico's punitive tariffs raise stakes on US trucking dispute

Mexico's punitive tariffs raise stakes on US trucking dispute
Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA,USA
Why is it that you cannot find a single tea spoon full of Brazilian sugar when Brazil is the world's largest producer of sugar?? B)To the ignoramous that ...
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Three-year deal signed for sugar beets

Three-year deal signed for sugar beets
Vauxhall Advance - Vauxhall,NP,Canada
According to Boras, that is when the Canadian sugar industry will have to defend its tariff that protects the domestic sugar market. The tariff has to be ...
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Can Fading Caribbean Island-States Thrive in the World of ...


Can Fading Caribbean Island-States Thrive in the World of ...
Council On Hemispheric Affairs - Washington,DC,USA
The relationship with the US to date has been thwarted by a stiff 54-cent-per-gallon tariff imposed by the US on Brazilian fuel imports, meant to offset an ...
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DJ Indonesia May Not Buy More Thai Sugar Despite Duty Cut -Indus

DJ Indonesia May Not Buy More Thai Sugar Despite Duty Cut -Indus
MarketWatch (press release) - USA
"I think the impact, even if you look at the long term, after the tariff cuts, will still be limited," said a sugar trader based in Singapore. ...
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Russia May Cut Raw Sugar Import Tariff from May

Russia May Cut Raw Sugar Import Tariff from May
FLEXNEWS - Labege,France
2 raw sugar buyer, may cut its import tariff on raw cane sugar to $165 per tonne from the current $220 for seven months from May, a month earlier than ...
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Your GCA Insider for March 26th, 2009

Your GCA Insider for March 26th, 2009
Inside Futures - Chicago,IL,USA
Especially noteworthy for many traders is whether or not the US will maintain or adjust its tariff on sugar ethanol. Health – Studies or announcements which ...
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DJ India Secy:White Sugar Import Tax Scrapping Valid For All Cos

DJ India Secy:White Sugar Import Tax Scrapping Valid For All Cos
MarketWatch (press release) - USA
Last month, the government eased restrictions on imports of duty-free raw sugar to overcome an expected supply shortage in the local market. ...
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Pakistan to lose $500m in sugar import this year

Pakistan to lose $500m in sugar import this year
The News International - Karachi,Pakistan
Fearing a shortfall in sugar supply, the Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) had requested the government to allow import of 400000 tons of raw sugar ...
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