India - Sugar mills will no longer have to pay State advised prices for cane

Sugar mills will no longer have to pay State advised prices for cane
Hindu Business Line

The mills' liability is limited to Rs 130; they can pay more on their own volition if market considerations so dictate. “It is a significant reform step ...

South Africa - Just a hint of sweetness

Just a hint of sweetness
Business Report

The labour-intensive SA sugar industry is hoping that the recent sharp rise in prices will help it regain ground lost in employment and production. ...

India - Farmers seek more for their sugarcane

Farmers seek more for their sugarcane
Himalayan Times

Secretary Gupta said Lumbini Sugar Factory, Bagmati Sugar Factory and Indra Sugar Factory have to pay over Rs 25 million to farmers here.

Bolivia - Gobierno anuncia importación de azúcar para bajar el precio

Gobierno anuncia importación de azúcar para bajar el precio
La Prensa (Bolivia)

El Gobierno amenazó ayer a los productores cañeros con emitir un decreto supremo que autorizará a los particulares la libre importación de azúcar con ...

Azúcar no se recupera en Cuba

Azúcar no se recupera en Cuba
Voz de América

Durante la época de la Unión Soviética, Cuba llegó a recibir hasta 4 mil millones de dólares al año por las exportaciones de azúcar. ...

Sugar purchases from Brazil to grow -Al Khaleej

INTERVIEW-Sugar purchases from Brazil to grow -Al Khaleej
Forbes

"We are slowly increasing (our purchases) as we can sell more," Jamal Al Ghurair told Reuters in an interview during the biannual sugar industry dinner that ...

India - Uttar Pradesh enables off-season refining of raws

Uttar Pradesh enables off-season refining of raws
Reuters India

... sugar, which imported 5 million tonnes in 2008/09 after exporting a similar amount the previous year. It is expected to import more in the new season. ...

Kenya - Govt to privatize all government owned sugar factories.

Govt to privatize all government owned sugar factories.
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

"The sugar industry is the most important single industry in the region with over 169, 420 hectares under sugarcane out of which 90% is cultivated by small ...

India - DSCL likely hike sugarcane crushing 15 pc this season

DSCL likely hike sugarcane crushing 15 pc this season
Indopia

" we have imported 10500 tonnes of raw sugar to supplement our refining needs" Shriram added. Asked if the company would go for more imports ...

India - Late rains boost sugar output in Maharashtra

Late rains boost sugar output in Maharashtra
Financial Express

Sugar output in India's top-producing state Maharashtra is likely to be 4.8 million tonnes in 2009/10, or 12 percent higher than ...

Sugar Trade - Global Solutions Required for Global Problems

Global Solutions Required for Global Problems
Global Sugar Alliance

... negotiations are still providing escape routes for so called "sensitive" and "special" products such as sugar. Smaller tariff reductions, limited quota ...

Brazil - Unica: produção de etanol anidro cresce 23,64% na quinzena

Unica: produção de etanol anidro cresce 23,64% na quinzena
Último Segundo

No período, a produção de anidro cresceu 23,64%, expansão maior que a do açúcar e da moagem de cana no período que aumentaram, respectivamente, ...

Brazil - País deve exportar 2,6% mais açúcar

País deve exportar 2,6% mais açúcar
Último Segundo

A exportação brasileira de açúcar deve crescer 2,6% na safra 2010/11 - cuja moagem começa em abril de 2010 - ante a safra atual, apesar da alta dos preços, ...

India - Punjab farmers attracted to sugarcane cultivation

Punjab farmers attracted to sugarcane cultivation
Thaindian.com

To increase sugar production in the State, there is a proposal for upgrading sugar mills and increasing the crushing capacity from 16000 to 42500 tonnes per ...

Ukraine - Sugar production 73% up

Ukrainian and World News Sugar production 73% up

UKRINFORM NEWS.

Venezuela comprará caña a Colombia

Venezuela comprará caña a Colombia
Elpais.com.co | Colprensa

El Gobierno del presidente Hugo Chávez descongeló, por un momento, las relaciones comerciales con Colombia al autorizar la importación de 40 mil toneladas de caña de azúcar.

United States - Sugar beet crop a "disaster"

Sugar beet crop a "disaster"
Cody Enterprise Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:32 PM PDT


The recent cold snap in which temperatures plunged to 90-year record lows prompted the county commissioners on Tuesday to declare Park County an agricultural disaster area for sugar beets.

Belarus plans to increase sugar exports to European Union

FBD: Belarus plans to increase sugar exports to European Union
by Eugene Vorotnikov FoodBizDaily.com Moscow

October 21 2009 - Belarus is planning to increase the exports of sugar to European Union in the coming years, sources in the Belarusian government have told.

China Sep Refined Sugar Output 14,000 Tons; Down 57% On Year

China Sep Refined Sugar Output 14,000 Tons; Down 57% On Year
The Forex Market Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:16 PM PDT

BEIJING (Dow Jones)--China's refined sugar production in September fell 57% from a year earlier to 14,000 metric tons, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday.

Cargill savours sweet taste of success

Cargill savours sweet taste of success
FT.com

When Jonathan Drake, global head of sugar at Cargill, told acquaintances earlier this year that sugar prices could almost triple in 2009

Argentina - DISTRIBUYEN CUPO DE AZUCAR PARA EXPORTAR A LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS

DISTRIBUYEN CUPO DE AZUCAR PARA EXPORTAR A LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS
El Patagonico

Buenos Aires, 21 de octubre (Télam).- La Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca distribuyó 21.621,68 toneladas de azúcar crudo con destino a los ...

India - Court stops cane diversion from sugar firm's reserved area

Court stops cane diversion from sugar firm's reserved area
Hindu Business Line

But today if that is not done, you will see sugar shortages and a fresh spike in domestic prices,” the industry source warned. Even if UP imposes curbs on ...

Bad weather affects SA’s sugar exports

Bad weather affects SA’s sugar exports
The Southern Times

According to South African Sugar Association executive director Trix Trikam, exports are likely to amount to about 900 000 tonnes for the 12-month period,

Brazil drivers ditch biofuel where prices rising

Brazil drivers ditch biofuel where prices rising
Reuters
"It could be like this until March when a new (cane) harvest starts,"; he said, speaking to reporters at Brazil's Sugar Dinner Week, an industry event held ...

Brazil sugar-ethanol sector emerging from crisis

Brazil sugar-ethanol sector emerging from crisis
FACTBOX-Reuters

The biofuel that is distilled from the same cane juices as sugar provides an alternative demand for the crop. -- As a world pioneer in biofuels, ...

Egypt plans sugar investments in 2009/10:paper

Egypt plans sugar investments in 2009/10:paper
Reuters South Africa

The investments will also be used to boost beet sugar production at several factories, including a new plant for Delta Sugar Company with a capacity of ...

India - Duty-free white sugar import extended;output seen at 16 MT

Duty-free white sugar import extended;output seen at 16 MT
Business Standard

PTI / New Delhi October 21, 2009, 14:47 IST The government will extend the period of duty-free refined sugar import by over a year till December 2010 to ...

Iraqi Industry Ministry says sugar company starts agricultural

Iraqi Industry Ministry says sugar company starts agricultural ...
(MENAFN - Aswat Al-Iraq)

The Industry Ministry said on Monday that the sugar company started its agricultural campaign for the 2009-2010 season to widen the sugarcane agriculture on 680 donums."The su...

Malaysia - No plans to open up sugar market

NST Online No plans to open up sugar market

Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed said opening up the market would cause problems to local sugarbased industries in the supply chain and consumers would face ...

Mexico 200910 Sugar Harvest Seen Up 4.1% To 5.17M Tons

INOcom News Mexico 200910 Sugar Harvest Seen Up 4.1% To 5.17M Tons ...
MEXICO CITY Dow Jones

Mexico's new 200910 sugar harvest is forecast to produce 5168188 metric tons of semirefined standard sugar the National Cane Sugar ...

Australia - Mackay sugar crush to end early

Mackay sugar crush to end early
ABC Regional Online

Cane supply manager Dave Langham says the crop has been disappointing, with final crop estimates down 10 per cent on initial forecasts of 5.8 million tonnes ...

Pakistan - Sugar mills told to start crushing from Nov 15

Sugar mills told to start crushing from Nov 15
The News International

About 3.4 million tons of sugar production was estimated during the current financial year against total consumption of 4.4 million tons, he added. ...

Relação estoque/consumo de açúcar é o menor em 20 anos

Relação estoque/consumo de açúcar é o menor em 20 anos
Gazeta do Povo

A relação entre estoques mundiais de açúcar e consumo é a mais baixa já registrada em cerca de 20 anos, de acordo com o presidente da Organização ...

Argentina - cuatro ingenios que siguen en campaña vienen produciendo 3.000 toneladas de azúcar

Economía & Negocios | Cuenca Rural | El campo en Internet que más ...

En las últimas jornadas, los cuatro ingenios que siguen en campaña vienen produciendo 3.000 toneladas de azúcar por día, un 25% del volumen diario que las 15 fábricas azucareras de la provincia elaboran cuando la zafra se encuentra en ...

India sees its sugar output surging in 2010/11

India sees its sugar output surging in 2010/11
Reuters India

A host of factors will determine India's sugar harvest a year from now, mainly the weather and government intervention. But a global sugar deficit has ...

Brazil slow to respond to high sugar prices - ISO

Brazil slow to respond to high sugar prices - ISO
Reuters

Moreover, "an export supply response" will also take place in smaller net exporters such as Australia, Guatemala and South Africa, Baron said. ...

India - Cabinet okays new pricing benchmark for sugar

Cabinet okays new pricing benchmark for sugar: Sources
Moneycontrol.com

Untill now there existed a state advisory price (SAP) and a statutory minimum price (SMP) in the sugar industry. SMP is a very theoretical subject, ...

Low sucrose levels hit cane crushing in Indian state

Low sucrose levels hit cane crushing in Indian state
Reuters India

India produced 271 million tonnes of sugarcane in the crop year ended June 2009. According to B. Thakur, former secretary of UP Sugar Mills Association, ...

Pakistan - No crushing until government provides working capital: PSMA

No crushing until government provides working capital: PSMA
Pak Watan

"We cannot allow anybody to force us to sell sugar below production cost," the sources quoted, Iskandar Khan as saying in the meeting. ...

Pakistan sugar imports lower than forecast: report

Pakistan sugar imports lower than forecast: report
DAWN.com

Lower imports have resulted in a drawdown of stocks and higher market prices, according to a USDA attaché. Consumers line up to buy sugar and wheat flour at ...

Savola to buy Tate & Lyle stakes in Egypt, Saudi

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-10-19 10:49 UPDATE 1-Savola to buy Tate & Lyle stakes in Egypt, Saudi
Interactive Investor Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:57 AM PDT

RIYADH, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Saudi-based Savola Group is in talks to buy British sugar refiner and sweetener group Tate and Lyle Plc's stakes in sugar refineries in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, a Savola executive said on Monday. The talks are about Tate & Lyle's 10 percent stake in a 1.2 million tonnes per year sugar refinery in Saudi Arabia and a 3 percent stake in a 750,000 tonnes per year sugar ...

Ukraine - Cabinet raises prices on sugar beets and sugar

Cabinet raises prices on sugar beets and sugar
KYIV Post Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:52 AM PDT

The Cabinet of Ministers raised by 17.2% the floor prices of sugar beets, by UAH 31.57 to UAH 214.9 per ton, of sugar by UAH 458.33 to UAH 3,125 per ton, less value added tax, for the 2009-2010 marketing year (September 2009 to August 2010), reads Government Resolution 1094 issued on September 30.

Google Alert - sugar harvest

Google Blogs Alert for: sugar harvest

American Crystal resumes sugar beet harvest - TwinCities.com By Associated Press GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The sugar beet harvest in the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota has resumed, after a four-day stoppage due to cold weather and rain. American Crystal Sugar Co. opened most of its ... Business - http://www.twincities.com/business/

It's beginning to feel a lot like… Thanksgiving. | King Arthur ... By PJ Hamel The recent shortage of canned pumpkin, due to a poor harvest, inspired me to check out supermarkets down on the Cape, as well as our local market. And I'm happy to report that pumpkin appears to be in good supply; no need to hoard for the holidays. .... I made my own with a $2 sugar pumpkin yesterday and have heaps of it now. Also, due to a wonderful visit to the KAF store (!!!!!) last weekend I also have cinnamon flav-r bites so I'm definitely making these today! ... Bakers' Banter - http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/

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Brazil - Datagro reduz projeções para açúcar e etanol no CS

Datagro reduz projeções para açúcar e etanol no CS
Invertia (Brasil)

O centro-sul do Brasil vai produzir na safra 2009/10 menos açúcar e etanol do que o estimado anteriormente devido ao clima mais chuvoso, informou nesta ...

Australia - Sugar industry stakeholders on the Sunshine Coast met at Department of Primary Industry

23000 tonnes of cane on way
Sunshine Coast Daily

Sugar industry stakeholders on the Sunshine Coast met at Department of Primary Industry offices on Friday to discuss future plans for the industry.

India - SAP of sugarcane fixed at Rs 200 per quintal for 2010-11

SAP of sugarcane fixed at Rs 200 per quintal for 2010-11
Economic Times

... production of sugarcane and urged the farmers to bring more area under quality sugarcane cultivation so that mills could produce high quality sugar. ...

Kenya - E.Africa drought cuts farm output, inflates prices

E.Africa drought cuts farm output, inflates prices
Daily Monitor

Experts say Kenya might manage only 60-70 percent of last year's 517667 tonnes harvest and because of a global sugar shortage, the country's import sources ...

Mexico - Cierra zafra 2008-09 con precio histórico

Cierra zafra 2008-09 con precio histórico
El Sol de Cuernavaca

Cierra el precio de la tonelada de caña de azúcar en 504. 25 pesos, lo que representa una nueva derrama de 80 millones de pesos del ajuste final del precio ...

South Africa - High costs, poor rain put small cane growers off farms

High costs, poor rain put small cane growers off farms
Business Report

... for the SA Cane Growers'; Association, said the continued steady decline in small-scale grower production was a major concern for the sugar industry. ...

Fiji - This will be the fourth export for this season with Fiji Sugar Corporation

Boat for loading sugar
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd

Thirty thousand tons of sugar is expected to be loaded during this shipment. This will be the fourth export for this season with Fiji Sugar Corporation ...

India - Simbhaoli to import two lakh tonnes of raw sugar

Simbhaoli to import two lakh tonnes of raw sugarPress Trust of India

New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) Simbhaoli Sugars is planning to import two lakh tonnes of raw sugar this season for processing and sale in the domestic market amid ...

Pakistan - Raw sugar import plan may falter

Raw sugar import plan may falter
DAWN.com

Sugar production in 2009-10 is expected to remain around 3.2-3.3 million ton, roughly the size of last year's output, as there has been nearly eight per ...