Another Lost Opportunity

Another Lost Opportunity
The Guardian, Belize - Belize City,Belize
Allow me to share with you the final figures pertaining to this year's sugar production. The sugarcane crop came to a close on June 5, with the mill having ..

Cabinet allocates Hr 250 million from stabilization fund for supporting production of sugar beet and flax

Cabinet allocates Hr 250 million from stabilization fund for supporting production of sugar beet and flax
The Cabinet of Ministers has allocated from the state budget\'s stabilization fund UAH 250 million for supporting production of sugar beet and long-stalked flax.

Sugar rush worries ethanol and alcohol producers

Sugar rush worries ethanol and alcohol producers
Bangkok Post - 24/06/2009
Shares of Khon Kaen Sugar Plc (KSL), the country's largest listed sugar miller, rose the most in three weeks yesterday in line with high global prices.

Suedzucker plans convertible bond, reports results - Forbes

Suedzucker plans convertible bond, reports results - Forbes
Suedzucker plans convertible bond, reports results Forbes, NY FRANKFURT, June 25 (Reuters) - Suedzucker, Europe's largest sugar company, said it would issue a 290 million euro ($365.9 million) convertible bond and reported a 39 percent rise in quarterly operating profit. The bond includes a 30 million euro ...

Uganda: Rice, Sugar Get Duty-Free Access to EU

Uganda: Rice, Sugar Get Duty-Free Access to EU
AllAfrica.com Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:50 PM PDT
Kampala — UGANDA is to start exporting sugar and rice to the European Union (EU) duty and quota-free, the state trade minister has said.

Sugar output may touch 16.5 mt next season

Sugar output may touch 16.5 mt next season
The Hindu Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:36 AM PDT
NEW DELHI: Sugar production in the 2009-10 season, starting October, may not rise substantially and could touch only 16.5 million tonnes (mt) due to an inadequate supply of cane, major cane-growing states have informed the Centre.

Maharashtra mulls stringent licensing norm for sugar mills - Business Standard

Maharashtra mulls stringent licensing norm for sugar mills - Business Standard
Maharashtra mulls stringent licensing norm for sugar mills Business Standard The Maharashtra government is contemplating tightening licensing norms for sugar factories. The move, say industry experts, may leave 25-30 per cent ... and more »

Angola: Govt Invests in Sugar Cane Production

Angola: Govt Invests in Sugar Cane ProductionLuanda

The investment project dubbed "Cacuso Agro-Industrial Unit " in the northern Malanje Province, estimated at USD 272.3 million, aims at cultivating the sugar cane, produce sugar, alcohol and electricity.

Kenya sees sugar privatisations cutting costs - guardian.co.uk

Kenya sees sugar privatisations cutting costsKenya sees sugar privatisations cutting costs guardian.co.uk By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, June 26 (Reuters) - Kenya expects privatisation of five sugar factories to cut inefficiencies in the industry and boost its ... and more »

May confirms bad start at sugar mill

May confirms bad start at sugar mill
Fiji Times - Suva,Fiji
CONCERNS raised by growers on the operation of the Lautoka Mill is real as the industry faces a difficult start to crushing, says Sugar Commission of Fiji

German stocks - Factors to watch on June 24

German stocks - Factors to watch on June 24
Forbes - NY,USA
German refined sugar production in the 2009/10 season is likely to exceed the 3.7 million tonnes produced in 2008/09, the head of German sugar industry ...

Angola apuesta en producción de caña de azúcar

Angola apuesta en producción de caña de azúcar
AngolaPress - Angola
... el miércoles en Consejo de Ministros, tiene como objeto el cultivo de caña de azúcar, con vista a la producción de azúcar, alcohol y energía eléctrica. ...

Inaugurada la primera fábrica de biodiesel a base de caña de ...

Inaugurada la primera fábrica de biodiesel a base de caña de ...
AFP
SAO PAULO (AFP) — La empresa estadounidense Amyris inauguró el jueves la primera fábrica industrial de biodiésel a partir de caña de azúcar del mundo, ...

La UE y Centroamérica logran algunos avances en su "mini-ronda ...

La UE y Centroamérica logran algunos avances en su "mini-ronda ...

Finanzas.com - Madrid,Madrid,Spain

... como el acceso a mercados de productos como azúcar o banano, y también en cuestiones como propiedad intelectual, aunque no pudieron ofrecer más detalles ...

ACTUALIZA 1-Azúcar cae desde máximo de 3 años

ACTUALIZA 1-Azúcar cae desde máximo de 3 años
Reuters - Mexico,Mexico
"Ni siquiera la llamaría una corrección (en el azúcar). La llamaría toma de ganancias", afirmó Larry Young, analista de la correduría Infinity Futures de ...

Sucre et Sel

Sucre et Sel
Impact News - Mauritius
La canne ne sera pas principalement utilisée pour la fabrication du sucre, mais également pour d'autres produits très variés, comme l'éthanol, ...

Beet growers saw progress on price stability

Beet growers saw progress on price stability

AG Weekly Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:28 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.

Centre's SMP on sugarcane disappointing for farmers

Centre's SMP on sugarcane disappointing for farmers
Times of India - India
As a result, sugarcane cultivation came down by 30% in India and sugar production from to 28.32 metric ton in 2006-07 to 14.2 metric ton in 2008-2009, ...

DAWNCOM | Business | Low demand leads to halt in sugar imports

DAWNCOM | Business | Low demand leads to halt in sugar imports
Iskandar Khan chairman of the Pakistan Sugar Mills AssociationPSMA said demand fell to 289641 tonnes a month between October and May compared with average ...

Sugar demand sweetens rates for Atlantic supramaxes - Lloydslist.com

Sugar demand sweetens rates for Atlantic supramaxes - Lloydslist.com
Jun 26, 2009 ... STRONGER demand from the Middle East and southeast Asia for sugar has boosted fronthaul supramax rates loading in South America, ...

Signature d'un accord de subvention agricole entre le Malawi et l'UE

Signature d'un accord de subvention agricole entre le Malawi et l'UE
reussirbusiness.com - Africa
Pour ce qui est du sucre, le programme va aider plus de 200 petits producteurs à augmenter la culture commerciale dans le district de Nkhotakota situé au ...

A record 2.5 million tonnes of raw sugar to be imported

A record 2.5 million tonnes of raw sugar to be imported
fnbnews.com - Mumbai,India
India's raw sugar imports is set to touch a record 2.5 million tonnes in the current sugar season ending September. According to industry estimates, ...

Istmo traslada Acuerdo con UE a fase de decisión de ministros

Istmo traslada Acuerdo con UE a fase de decisión de ministros
La Nación Costa Rica - Costa Rica
De esa manera, los cinco países consideran que los acuerdos acerca del comercio bananero, de azúcar, de productos con alto contenido de azúcar, de carne, ...

Azucareros nicas optimistas

Azucareros nicas optimistas
La Prensa (Nicaragua) (Suscripción) - Nicaragua
Xavier Argüello, director ejecutivo de Nicaragua Sugar Estate Limited, declaró que “las perspectivas son bastantes positivas para el mercado del azúcar”, ...

MERCADOS - Materias Primas Azúcar cae desde máximo de 3 años

MERCADOS - Materias Primas Azúcar cae desde máximo de 3 años
Terra Venezuela - Venezuela
Los mercados de cacao y café cayeron el viernes por una toma de ganancias de fin de trimestre de fondos de inversión, mientras que el azúcar retrocedió ...

More than 27,000 Maui agricultural acres protected

More than 27,000 Maui agricultural acres protected
INO News Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:31 PM PDT
(AP:HONOLULU) More than 27,000 acres of Maui sugar cane fields owned by Alexander & Baldwin Inc. are receiving stronger protection from development pressures.

Suedzucker Confirms Targets as Operating Profit Gains (Update1)

Suedzucker Confirms Targets as Operating Profit Gains (Update1)
Bloomberg Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:07 AM PDT
June 25 (Bloomberg) -- Suedzucker AG, the world’s largest sugar refiner, confirmed its forecast after operating profit rose 40 percent in the first quarter.

No rains leave sugar belt bitter

No rains leave sugar belt bitter
NDTV Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:27 AM PDT
The sugarcane belt in western Maharashtra is among the most prosperous regions in the state but even here the delayed rains have had an impact. Some farmers are even switching away from the water intensive sugarcane crop.

India spot sugar flat; trade eyes July-Sept quota

India spot sugar flat; trade eyes July-Sept quota
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
MUMBAI, June 26 (Reuters) - Indian spot sugar prices were almost unchanged in thin volume trade on Friday as dealers were waiting for non-levy quota for ...

Brazil's Cosan reports loss, secures two big loans

Brazil's Cosan reports loss, secures two big loans
Reuters - USA
For the fiscal year, which coincides with Brazil's main sugar cane harvest, revenue jumped to 6.27 billion reais from 2.74 billion reais in the 2008 fiscal ...

Sugar shipment arrives from Dubai

Sugar shipment arrives from Dubai
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
KARACHI: A ship carrying 16100 metric tonnes of imported sugar for Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has berthed Port Qasim on Friday and has started ...

Export revenue 30% up despite global recession

Export revenue 30% up despite global recession
Nation Online - Malawi
... month that the central bank also expects export earnings for this trade year to remain vibrant due to high volumes expected from tobacco, tea and sugar. ...

ECC asked to allow import of more sugar

ECC asked to allow import of more sugar
The News International - Karachi,Pakistan
The ministry also suggested import of raw sugar out of the season and also called for allowing export of the commodity to Afghanistan after value addition, ...

Rice, sugar get duty-free access to EU

Rice, sugar get duty-free access to EU
New Vision - Kampala,Uganda
He said with the rapid expansion of globalisation and deepening regional integration, Uganda had to export more if the Prosperity For All vision is to be ...

RP may boost sugar exports next year

RP may boost sugar exports next year
Manila Standard Today - Philippines
Exports may rise to 250000 metric tons in the crop year beginning Sept. 1, from 211758 tons a year earlier, as output expands, Sugar Regulatory ...

Kenya: Truths And Lies About New Trade Pact With Europe

Kenya: Truths And Lies About New Trade Pact With Europe
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
THE TRADE AGREEMENT THAT IS UP FOR signature is the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement which defines the trade preferences applied in the export and ...

COMMODITIES-Supply fears lift oil, sugar despite slow economy

COMMODITIES-Supply fears lift oil, sugar despite slow economy
Forexyard - Nicosia,Cyprus
By Alden Bentley NEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters) - Commodity traders backburnered economic concerns on Thursday, hoisting raw sugar 4.5 percent to a three-year ...

FBD: Simbhaoli Sugars (India) plans to import raw sugar from Brazil

FBD: Simbhaoli Sugars (India) plans to import raw sugar from Brazil
FoodBizDaily.com (press release) - Westport,CT,USA
The Government of India has allowed mills to import duty-free raw sugar without export obligation till August 1,2009.The Government has also exempt the ...

Delay in rains may not hit sugar output

Delay in rains may not hit sugar output
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
... banking on an extension of the July 31 deadline of the central gov-ernment's scheme for the duty-free import of raw sugar with no export obligation. ...

Is Sugar a Sucker Play?

Is Sugar a Sucker Play?
Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA
Sugar cane is the feedstock for Brazil's ethanol industry. As long as oil prices pressure gasoline higher, cane that would otherwise be destined for export ...

Guyana Providence Stadium: Guyana - Sticky finger governments

Guyana Providence Stadium: Guyana - Sticky finger governments

By Providence Stadium

Of a dozen estates, only five are operating at any sort of substantial level, and nationally, Guyana can no longer export their quota limit, even though Guyana is importing sugar for local consumption so as to maximise its export ..

Bovespa Gains Most in Three Weeks on Economic Data; Bolsa Rises

Bovespa Gains Most in Three Weeks on Economic Data; Bolsa Rises
Bloomberg - USA
Cosan, the world's biggest sugar-cane processor, jumped 6.1 percent to 15.54 reais, leading gains among commodity producers. Sugar futures jumped to the ...

Government hikes minimum sugarcane price by 32 percent

Government hikes minimum sugarcane price by 32 percent

By Ians

NEW DELHI - Sugar mills will have to pay more to cane growers after the government Thursday increased the statutory minimum price for sugarcane by over 32 percent to Rs.107.76 per quintal for the 2009-10 season. ... February 4th, 2009 NEW
DELHI - The government is looking at another cut in the minimum export price (MEP) for basmati rice to help domestic players compete with their counterparts from Pakistan, Commerce Secretary G.K. Pillai said Thursday. ...

Africa: The Key is Economic Growth for People

Africa: The Key is Economic Growth for People
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Sugar quotas in the EU hamper export of South African sugar and so do subsidies given to European, American, Canadian and Japanese farmers. ...

TIMELINE-India measures to tide over sugar shortage

TIMELINE-India measures to tide over sugar shortage
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
... up to one million tonnes of tax-free white sugar before Aug. 1. Also exempts mills importing raws until July 31 from an obligation to export whites. ...

Simbhaoli Sugars to earn addl 3 bln rupees from refining

Simbhaoli Sugars to earn addl 3 bln rupees from refining
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
1, without any export obligation. Earlier mills had to source raw sugar from overseas markets at zero duty but had to export the same consignment within ...

Government Divests 2 Sugar Factories for $180 Million Government of Jamaica

Government Divests 2 Sugar Factories for $180 Million
Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service - Jamaica
This is in addition to the regional market for refined and raw sugar, as well as, the prospects for continued export to the European Union, ...

Sugar imports set to touch record 2.5 million tonnes

Sugar imports set to touch record 2.5 million tonnes
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Most of these imports are taking place under open general licence without any export obligation. The government has permitted duty free import of raw sugar ...