THE 2009/10 sugar beet crop will be the highest yielding on record, British Sugar has announced

Growers must keep pace as beet yields to average 70t/ha
Farmers Guardian

THE 2009/10 sugar beet crop will be the highest yielding on record and is poised to break the 70 tonnes per hectare (28t/acre) yield barrier for the first ...

El gobierno boliviano prohibió la exportación de azúcar

El Gobierno prohibe la exportación del azúcar
Los Tiempos

El gobierno boliviano prohibió la exportación de azúcar y ordenó a las fuerzas armadas ya la policía reprimir el contrabando de ese producto para frenar la ...

United States - Construction is under way on a $190 million sugar refinery near Gramercy, northwest of New Orleans, that will be able to produce 1 million tons of sugar annually

Refinery bringing hope of good times to La sugar
KTARcom

It gives Cargill part of the sugar industry it gives Imperial a good source of sugar said Jessie Breaux a lifelong cane grower in St Mary Parish and farm ...

South Africa's forecast of sugar output for 2009/10 was unchanged at 2.18 million tonnes in January

S.Africa sugar output forecast unchanged at 2.18 mln tonnes
Reuters South Africa

... an industry association said on Friday. The South African Sugar Association (SASA), which represents producers and millers of the sweetener in Africa's ...

India should take “urgent steps” to import refined sugar to meet a deficit of 3 million to 5 million tons, a government panel said.

India Should Take "Urgent" Steps to Buy White Sugar
BusinessWeek

“Fresh production will only become available from the end of November 2010.” Prices at Vashi in Mumbai, the biggest wholesale market for the sweetener, ...

India - Coca-Cola & PepsiCo are scrambling to buy sugar overseas to not slow down bottling lines during the summer.

Cola cos to import sugar despite high prices
The Economic Times Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:26 PM PST

Undeterred by 30-year-high world market prices, beverage companies Coca-Cola & PepsiCo are scrambling to buy sugar overseas to make sure they are not compelled to slow down bottling lines during the peak demand months of summer.

The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) on Thursday asked the bidder to enhance quantity up to 0.1 million tons.

Bidder asked to enhance quantity upto 0.1 million tons: TCP finalises 0.05 million tons of sugar import deal
Business Recorder Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:56 PM PST

KARACHI (February 19 2010): The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP), while finalising the lowest sugar import bid of $585 per ton for 50,000 tons, on Thursday asked the bidder to enhance quantity up to 0.1 million tons.

Cuba advirtió el jueves que podría tener que importar el endulzante.

Cuba preocupada por zafra azúcar, podría tener que importar ...

Reportan molienda por debajo del 70 pct de capacidad * Funcionario advierte sobre necesidad de importar LA HABANA, feb 18 (Reuters) - Cuba, en el pasado uno ...

Mexico lowered its forecast for production of the sweetener to 4.5 million metric tons

Mexico Eyes Lower Sugar Forecast of 4.5 Million Tons
BusinessWeek

... of sugar in the world, revised its forecast for production of the sweetener to 4.5 million metric tons because of heavy rain during the harvest, ...

India - UP Output may be 4.2 million metric tons in the crop year that started Oct. 1, up from 4.05 million tons last year,

Sugar output in UP may increase
BloombergUTV.com

Sugar production in Uttar Pradesh may gain this year because of higher cane yields, helping ease a global deficit.

Pakistan - A bid of $585 per ton (cost & freight) has come for the import of 50,000 tons of sugar, in response to Trading Corporation of Pakistan's second tender to import 200,000 tons of white refined sugar.

TCP's second sugar tender: lowest bid of $585 per ton received
Business Recorder Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:35 PM PST

KARACHI (February 18 2010): A bid of $585 per ton (cost & freight) has come for the import of 50,000 tons of sugar, in response to Trading Corporation of Pakistan's second tender to import 200,000 tons of white refined sugar.

Dominican republic - se espera una producción de 535 mil toneladas métricas, de las cuales 380 mil toneladas son de azúcar crema y 155 mil del refino

Resalta producción azúcar abastecerá mercado
Nación Dominicana

Jiménez, sostuvo que obedece a especulación el alza que han aplicado los comerciantes de la Republica Dominicana a la libra de azúcar blanco y refino debido ...

Mexico's ongoing 2009-10 sugar harvest produced 1,798,673 metric tons of semi-refined standard sugar through Feb. 13

DJ Mexico 200910 Sugar Harvest Down 12% To Feb 13 To 1.799M Tons
Individualcom

Mexico's ongoing 200910 sugar harvest produced 1798673 metric tons of semirefined ...

Sugar mills in India, the world’s biggest consumer, have slowed imports as decline in domestic prices to the lowest in more than a month

Indian Sugar Mills Delay Imports as Prices Decline, Sucden Says
Bloomberg

Prices at Vashi in Mumbai, the biggest wholesale market for the sweetener, have fallen 14 percent from a record 4050 rupees per 100 kilograms on Jan. ...

Thailand - Sugar mills have already sold 90% of their sugar in the futures market, and some mills will have to buy back sugar to sell in the domestic market if the government declares a shortage of domestic sugar, said Mr Chalat.

Measures taken to secure sugar supply
Bangkok Post

The Office of the Cane and Sugar Board (OCSB) is beefing up measures to ensure that there is enough domestic sugar after facing increased demand from food ...

Jamaica - The first batch of sugar under the agreement, was shipped from the Reynolds Pier in Ocho Rios, St Ann, on Friday.

First sugar shipment sent off to Europe
Jamaica Gleaner

He said Jamaica was also to ship 12000 tonnes of sugar to the United States during this crop. Tufton said that, based on the performance of this crop, ...

Brazil - AgroEnergy yearbook published by MAPA

The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture publishes 160 page yearbook of AgroEnergy with history to date of production and trade of Cane, Alcohol, Sugar and others.