Bolivia - Government announces import 36,000 tons of sugar

Gobierno anuncia importación de 36.000 toneladas de azúcar
Opinión Bolivia

El Gobierno se alista a importar 36.000 toneladas de azúcar para evitar la especulación de precios y garantizar el abastecimiento del producto, manifestó el ...

Brazil - Milling of cane sugar from South-Central region falls in the 1st half of October

Moagem de cana-de-açúcar da região Centro-Sul cai na 1ª quinzena ...
BRASIL.gov.br

Segundo o balanço divulgado nesta quinta-feira (28) pela União da Indústria da Cana-de-Açúcar(Unica), foram processadas 26,1 milhões de toneladas entre 1º ...

Poor weather during Australia's annual sugar cane harvest could cut raw sugar production this crop year to as low as 4.1 million metric tons

Australia 2010-11 Raw Sugar Output Could Fall To 4.1M Tons
Wall Street Journal

If 30 cents is reached, the market will likely take a breather and possibly correct lower as traders take profits and risk off the table, according to the ...

India - The ministry has allowed the mills that have export obligations to source the sweetener from third parties so that they can get the benefit of prevailing high global prices, sources said

Mills can buy sugar from 3rd parties to meet export obligation
Business Standard

Last month, the Food Ministry had allowed sugar exports under the ALS in two tranches -- 25 per cent by November and the remaining 75 per cent by March next ...

India - Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said that sugar production in India to be 25 million tonnes.

Sugar production to be 25 million tonnes in 2010-11: Pawar
The Hindu

K. Murali Kumar Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday expressed confidence that sugar production in India would touch a record ...

India - "Zero-duty concession on imports of sugar will expire Dec. 31 2010. It is unlikely to be renewed," Narendra Murkhumbhi

DJ Shree Renuka Exec: India To Bring Back Duty On Sugar Imports
Trading Markets (press release)

By Caroline Henshaw Of Dow Jones Newswires India is likely to scrap duty-free imports of sugar at the end of the year, the head of the country';s largest ...

India - Domestic sugar prices fell below the cost of production in the quarter to September, and prospects look bleak for the first half of the season begun in October, making government-regulated prices for ethanol more attractive.

ANALYSIS - Melting margins push India sugar mills to ethanol
Reuters India

Domestic sugar prices fell below the cost of production in the quarter to September, and prospects look bleak for the first half of the season begun in ...

FO Licht - "everything is pointing to lower supplies in 2010-2011 than everyone anticipated earlier"

Sugar in 'Goldilocks Economy' on Possible Shortage, Licht Says
BusinessWeek

By Chris Kay Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Sugar is in a “Goldilocks economy” as a possible supply shortage and stronger demand drive prices toward the highest ...

Ukraine - The Agriculture Ministry cut its forecast as to sugar production in 2010 by 5% t? 2 million tons against the earlier forecasted 2.1-2.2 million tons.

Ukraine. Agrarian fund to purchase 150000 tons of sugar to state reserves
UkrAgroConsult

The Agriculture Ministry cut its forecast as to sugar production in 2010 by 5% t? 2 million tons against the earlier forecasted 2.1-2.2 million tons.

Pakistan - Cane Commissioner MINFA - sugar production in 2010-11 would be around 3.1 million tonnes.

Govt urged to stop raw sugar import
Daily Times

It was informed that the sugar production in 2010-11 would be around 3.1 million tonnes. The crushing season was expected to start November 15 onwards. ...

Zimbabwe - EU to fund a support program for sugar reform.

La UE apoya la recuperación del sector del azúcar en Zimbabwe
Agrodigital

... forma parte del programa comunitario de medidas de acompañamiento complementarias para los países signatarios del Protocolo del Azúcar para 2010. ...

Guatemala exported 1.65 million tonnes of sugar from November 2009 until September this year. However, exports in September fell 81.3% over the same month of 2009 to 16.917 tons.

Gracias a la baja producción en México, las exportaciones de ...
LaRepública.com.co

Las exportaciones de azúcar de Guatemala en lo que va de la cosecha hasta septiembre subieron 35% frente a mismo lapso del ciclo anterior por mayores ventas ...

Rabobank - Sugar -“With continuing evidence of strong global demand, supply is expected to be tight for the next 18 months.”

Rabobank predicts continued commodity squeeze
Food Navigator Europe Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:25 PM PDT

Food manufacturers may have to face up to high sugar and corn prices over the coming year after food commodity prices shot up in October.

Record sugar prices on Brazil's local market could induce mills to buy back more sugar from exporters to be sold locally

Brazil mills to buy back more sugar as prices rise
Reuters Africa

By Inae Riveras SAO PAULO, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Record sugar prices on Brazil's local market could induce mills to buy back more sugar from exporters to be ...

Sugar merchant Czarnikow expects the 2010/11 global sugar market to move into equilibrium, its head of research Toby Cohen said on Monday

INTERVIEW, UPDATE 1-Czarnikow sees balanced 2010/11 sugar market ...
LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters)

Sugar merchant Czarnikow expects the 2010/11 global sugar market to move into equilibrium, its head of research Toby Cohen said ...

Germany to raise bioethanol blending in gasoline - "Currently sugar is looking most competitive for bioethanol output after the sharp rise in grain prices this year,"

Germany to raise bioethanol blending in gasoline
Reuters

Some 2.27 million tonnes of sugar beet went to German bioethanol output in 2009 against a sugar beet crop of 25.9 million last season. ...

Armenia - While the plant is prepared to produce more sugar, local farmers are still not part of the process, as Armenian farmers prefer growing potatoes and cereals rather than sugar beets.

Sweet business: Shirak plant will cover the sugar demand (and then some) in ...
ArmeniaNow.com

... cereals rather than sugar beets. “Peasants do not believe that the seed provided by the factory, will secure a 60-ton harvest instead of the previous 30 ...

Pakistan - Sugarcane crushing begins in Sindh

Sugarcane crushing begins in Sindh
The News International

KARACHI: Sindh has started the sugarcane crushing and price slump is also expected as the new sugar hits the market, Geo News reported Monday. ...

Honduran sugar production to reach 423,000 metric tonnes

Producción de azúcar superará los 9 millones de quintales
Radio América

El presidente de la Asociación de Productores de Azúcar de Honduras (APAH), Carlos Melara, informó que en noviembre próximo inicia la zafra de producción de ...

Azerbaijan imported 249,047.2 tons of sugar in the amount of $127,999,000 in January-September.

News.Az - Azerbaijan raises sugar import
News.AZ

"Sugar import has increased by 7.2% over the same period of 2009", said sources in the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan. ...<