Saturday, 9 January 2010

Brazil - Açúcar remunera 57% mais que etanol no mercado interno

Açúcar remunera 57% mais que etanol no mercado interno
Zero Hora

Os preços do açúcar praticados no mercado interno seguem firmes e remunerando bem mais que as cotações do mercado internacional, com base na Ice Futures. ...

Philippines - The government is considering importing sugar with tax subsidy to temper price increases

Gov't mulls importation of sugar to control prices
Inquirer.net

Concern has been raised over the rising price of sugar in the retail market which could hit P50 a kilo in Metro Manila from P47 as of Friday. ...

Pakistan - TCP floats another sugar tender

TCP floats another sugar tender
AAJ TV : Pakistan Ki Awaz

It may be noted that the government had asked TCP to import 500000 MT of sugar to ensure availability of sugar in the country. After the tendering for 500000 MT of sugar, TCP is likely to invite more bids for 500000 MT of sugar. ...

Friday, 8 January 2010

Refiners will import 2.21 million metric tons this year compared with 2.203 million tons bought in 2009, - Indonesian Refined Sugar Assoc

Raw Sugar Imports Set to Remain Steady This Year - The Jakarta Globe

Sugar Association, said in Jakarta on Thursday, citing a quota set by the government. Imports in the first half may reach 1.055 million tons, he said. Refined sugar production may rise 5 percent to 1.995 million tons this year. ...

l’Etat malien vient de signer un cahier de charges avec huit opérateurs économiques de la place, tous membres des opérateurs économiques importateurs économiques de sucre du Mali.

Importation du sucre : L'Etat sonne la fin du monopole
Journal Le Républicain maliweb.net

Pour faire face à la montée vertigineuse du prix du sucre sur le marché mondial à cause des intempéries naturelles qui frappent le Brésil et l'Inde, ...

Honduras - producir alrededor de 9.1 millones de quintales a nivel de siete ingenios que operan en todo el país

Exportación de azúcar crecerá en $30 millones
La Tribuna (Honduras)

Actualmente los contratos de azúcar, de1120 libras cada uno, experimentaron precios históricos en el mercado de Nueva York en el orden de 28,41 dólares el ...

Thursday, 7 January 2010

India's sugar imports in 2009/10

FACTBOX-India's sugar imports in 2009/10
Reuters India

Jan 7 (Reuters) - India, the world's top consumer of sugar and the biggest producer behind Brazil, allowed tax-free imports of the sweetener in 2009 to ...

China produced 3.09 million metric tons of sugar as of the end of December

Singapore - China produced 3.09 million metric tons of sugar as of the end of December, up 3.6% on year from 2.99 million tons, the China Sugar Association said Wednesday.
Moneycontrol

Of the total, cane sugar output reached 2.57 million tons, up from 2.28 million tons during the same period in 2008, while beet sugar totaled 525,300 tons, down from 709,800 tons, according to the data, posted on the Guangxi Sugar Exchange's Web site.

Egyptian Trade Ministry reported Wednesday that it had agreed to import 1 million tonnes of raw sugar to meet demand in the second half of 2010

Egyptian Trade Ministry reported Wednesday that it had agreed to import 1 million tonnes of raw sugar to meet demand in the second half of 2010
Egypt.com

The quantity would also supply enough reserves for the beginning of 2011, a statement emailed by the ministry said.

Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest buyer of sugar, extended its low-duty policy for imports by four months

Indonesia Extends Reduced Duties on Sugar Imports
The Jakarta Globe

Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest buyer of sugar, extended its low-duty policy for imports by four months to keep domestic prices for the sweetener ...

India's sugar output in the first three months of the season from October is expected at 5.5 million tonnes

Oct-Dec sugar output dips; to stoke large imports
Reuters India

By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's sugar output in the first three months of the season from October is expected at 5.5 million tonnes, ...

Brazil - Governo poderá reduzir álcool na gasolina

Governo poderá reduzir álcool na gasolina
O Globo

... de 25% para 20% somente será tomada na próxima segunda-feira, dia 11, durante a reunião do Conselho Interministerial do Açúcar e do Álcool (Cima). ...

Wednesday, 6 January 2010

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Pvt sugar mills told to sell 50 pc of production to govt

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Production of sugar is expected to fall to 70000 tons this year, down from average annual production of 110000 tons in the past years. ...

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The Arabian Sugar Company received permission from Bahrain's government to set up a sugar plant with a production of 585,000 tonnes

Bahrain gets $150m sugar plant
Middle East North Africa Financial Network

The Arabian Sugar Company received formal permission from Bahrain's government to set up a $150 million sugar plant with a production ...

Brazil - Pernambuco - Exportação de açúcar refinado pode crescer 40%

Novo Terminal // Empreendimento deve gerar 210 empregos e foi ...
Diário de Pernambuco (Assinatura)

Ainstalação de um terminal da holding inglesa ED&F Man em Suape poderá ampliar em pelo menos 200 mil toneladas por ano o volume de exportações de açúcar ...

Tuesday, 5 January 2010

The factory was capable of providing all of Iraq with its sugar supply

Al Majaar Al Kabir sugar factory to be refurbed
America's North Shore Journal

The fields still grow sugar cane, but, without the means to refine it into a finished product, locals have to sell the cane to factories outside of Maysan.

Sugar cane output in Brazil’s Center South, will be on the high-end of an estimated range of 565 million metric tons to 590 million tons for 2010-2011

Brazil Sugar Cane Output Increased on Rains, Datagro Says
Bloomberg

“Rains that disrupted (the) harvest in 2009 are going to be beneficial to the development of the coming crop,” he said today in an interview in Sao Paulo. ...

Kazakhstan plans to increase white sugar production by 750 thousand tons per year by 2014 that will provide 83% of the domestic needs

Kazakhstan plans to increase white sugar production by 750 ...
ASTANA January 5 KAZINFORMSerik Sabekov

Kazakhstan plans to increase white sugar production by 750 thousand tons by 2014. In accordance with the master plan ...

Four Indonesian state plantations have failed to select a winning bidder to import 364,500 tonnes of white sugar

No winning bids for Indonesian sugar tender
Reuters India

The sugar is due to be delivered between January and the end of March, to plug a shortage in local supplies ahead of the new crushing season that will start ...

Malaysia - OSK Research said in a statement on Tuesday the increase in sugar price would not curb food consumption as the segment was largely inelastic

Most say they will absorb higher sugar price, will not raise product prices
Malaysia Star

Currently, sugar made up about 5% of the company's total production cost, Wong said. “There will be some impact but we expect it to be minimal,” he told ...

Pakistan - the Prime Minister said one million tons of sugar will be imported

Attributes failed policies to previous govt; New dams planned; 1m tons sugar ...
Pakistan Observer

He said the government is spending two billion rupees for the storage of wheat crop alone. Referring to the shortage of sugar, the Prime Minister said one ...

Monday, 4 January 2010

Canada - “... I think most growers will shrug it off and rise to the challenge.”

Despite tough 2009, sugar beet growers hopeful for 2010
Prairie Post

By Ric Swihart Southern Alberta's sugar beet farmers are expected to claw back this year after a devastating weather-wreaked crop in 2009. ...

India - the Mayawati UP government is toying with the idea of lifting the restriction on the import of raw sugar in the state

UP likely to lift restriction on raw sugar import
Financial Express

“The farmers' initial apprehension that they will not get competitive prices for their standing cane crop if raw sugar import is allowed has been laid to ...

Egypt - the project is set to start operations in February 2011 and produce 40,000 tonnes of sugar a year

Egypt's Sinai Sugar plans new beet sugar factory
Reuters South Africa

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Sinai Sugar is looking to set up a new 400 million Egyptian pound beet sugar factory in the province of Ismailia, Al Mal newspaper ...

India - Minister "The Centre is importing 40 lakh tonnes of raw sugar, of which 20 lakh tonnes have already been imported"

Raw sugar import to tackle crisis: Pawar
Sakaal Times

He was speaking at 53rd annual general meeting of Maharashtra State Co-operative Sugar Factory Federation at Vasantdada Sugar Institute at Manjri in Haveli ...