Honduras - 30 % drop in production causes producers to threaten exports to safeguard domestic supply

Azucareros de Honduras advierten alza de precio
LaPrensa.hn

Debido a las pérdidas en la producción de azúcar registradas durante el 2010, los empresarios del rubro advierten a la población que a inicios del próximo ...

U.S. Sugar Corporation said today that five nights of below freezing temperatures over the last 10 days has severely damaged its 2010 sugarcane crop.

U.S. Sugar racing to harvest damaged cane
From Staff Reports

U.S. Sugar Corporation said today that five nights of below freezing temperatures over the last 10 days has severely damaged its 2010 ...

Ukraine - We made a commitment to the WTO to import about 260,000 tons of raw sugar at zero rate. This raw sugar will most likely be imported. In addition, about 50,000-70,000 tons was imported from Belarus.

Ukraine. Agrarian Fund contracts 100000 tons of sugar
UkrAgroConsult

"The government has an instrument of trade interventions as an element of market influence on the price of sugar," he added. He said that reports of the ...

More sugar will be flowing on both sides of the U.S. – Mexico border, in part due to the efforts of Imperial Sugar Company (ISC).

Mexican Transfer Station Sets Stage for Growth | Imperial Sugar ...
By iscnewsroom

ISC continues to strengthen its position in the Mexican sugar industry with the opening of a new rail transfer station and storage warehouse at the Comercializadora Santos Imperial (CSI) facility near Monterrey, Mexico. ...

The European Commission deferred a decision on whether to raise its sugar export quota to next year because of a “continuous tightness” in supplies

EU Defers Decision on Higher Sugar Export Quota Into Next Year
Bloomberg

“Overall the sugar supply is tight because official prices on the EU market are at the level or maybe slightly below world market prices. ...

France - Sugar beet yields up ten percent versus last year.

13 tn de azúcar por ha en Francia
Agrodigital

El Centro francés de información del azúcar (CEDUS) ha confirmado ahora en diciembre, los datos de rendimiento de la campaña remolachera en Francia de 83-85 ...

India - Govt allows 500,000 tn sugar exports, says Pawar

Govt allows 500000 tn sugar exports, says Pawar
Business Standard

The announcement comes as sugar production in the current year is expected to be around 25.5 million tonne which is expected to leave the country with a ...

Pakistan - "local sugar production would be around 3.46 million tonne,” - managing Director Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan

Govt offering sugar at cheaper rate in region
Daily Times

... however recovery level in sugarcane has improved — due to which local sugar production would be around 3.46 million tonne,” Arif told. ...

USDA ERS - The December issue of the SUGAR AND SWEETENERS OUTLOOK is available

The December issue of the SUGAR AND SWEETENERS OUTLOOK is available in PDF format. You are able to view this publication at:
USDA
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1386

The next issue of SUGAR AND SWEETENERS OUTLOOK will be released on January 2011.  This report examines world and U.S. production, consumption, trade, stocks, and prices for beet and cane sugar, and high fructose corn syrup.

Brazil - it will be very difficult to reach 560 million tons of cane processed in South-Central region," concluded Robinson. In August, the projection was last reviewed by UNICA, the total expected number was 570.19 million tons.

Brazil Center South Sugar Output Falls in Second Half November
UNICA

Sugar output in Brazil´s Center South fell 18 percent in the second ...

India - Of the 8.09 lakh tonne of sugar allowed for export till March 31, release orders have been sought for only 5.20 lakh tonne.

Sugar mills fulfil 53% of ALS export obligation
Express India Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:52 PM PST

Even though sugar millers have been demanding permission to export sugar under the open general license but official figures show that till now only 53% of their export obligation under advance license scheme has been fulfiled.

Australia - Queensland Sugar Ltd (QSL), plans to acquire more raw sugar from Brazil and Thailand to meet its export commitments a QSL spokesman said on Wednesday.

Australia's QSL to buy more Thai, Brazil sugar-UPDATE 1
Forexyard

Brazil, the world's largest sugar exporter, is harvesting a record cane crop, but final output will be lower than initial forecasts as below-average rains ...

Mexico produced 398,537 tons of sugar during the first seven weeks of the 2010-2011 harvest, up 53% from the amount produced by this time last year because the harvest got off to an earlier start this year

DJ Mexico's 2010-2011 Sugar Production At 398537 Tons To Dec 11
news.tradingcharts.com

As the harvest continues, the difference in sugar production between this year and last year is becoming smaller. According to the report, the latest yield ...

Ukrainian sugar refineries produced 1.53 million tonnes of sugar from sugar beets as of Dec.14, 2010, which was 22.7% up on the same date of 2009.

Ukraine produces 1.53 m tonnes of sugar from sugar beets as of Dec.14
Kyiv Post

Ukraine produced 1.264 million tonnes of beet sugar in 2009 against 1.574 million tonnes in 2008. The capacity of Ukraine's sugar market is estimated at ...

Fiji - a total of 1.7 million tonnes of cane has been crushed this season - with sugar production now standing at 132,000 tonnes

Sugar mills stop crushing
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd

Meanwhile - a total of 1.7 million tonnes of cane has been crushed this season - with sugar production now standing at 132000 tonnes.

Australian sugar output may drop 21 percent to 3.58 million metric tons ABARE said in a report today

Sugar Output in Australia May Plunge to 19-Year Low, Abares Says
BusinessWeek

Abares in September estimated a harvest of 4.55 million tons, compared with production last season of 4.52 million tons. Raw sugar futures rose 4.7 percent ...

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Expert: Ukraine will not cover need in sugar at expense of own production in ... UkrAgroConsult Ukraine, in 2010/2011 MY will not cover the need in sugar at the expense of own production, Supervisory Council Chairman of OJSC Sugar Union Ukrros Serhiy ... See all stories on this topic »

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United States - November Sugar Monthly Import and Re-Export Data Report

Sugar Monthly Imports Circular —
USDA

U.S. Raw Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota WTO Allocations and Entries by Month, Fiscal Year 2010 and U.S. Raw Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota (TRQ), Fiscal Year 2010 (.pdf) ...