Friday, 24 December 2010

Indian commodity exchanges will begin sugar futures from Monday, initially launching six contracts, the commodities market regulator told Reuters on Friday.

India to start sugar futures from Monday:FMC
Economic Times

: Indian commodity exchanges will begin sugar futures from Monday, initially launching six contracts, the commodities market regulator told Reuters on ...

Thursday, 23 December 2010

Thailand - The Cane and Sugar Board says consumers will have to accept a price increase as inevitable once it goes ahead with plans to partially float the price of sugar.

OCSB: Domestic prices to rise
Bangkok Post

Under the proposed reform of the sugar industry, the 70:30 revenue-sharing system in which 70% of all income from sugar sales goes to planters and 30% to ...

Pakistan may import 700,000 metric tons of sugar to ease shortages the country's farm minister said

Pakistan May Import More Cotton, Sugar After Floods
Dec. 23 (Bloomberg)

Pakistan may import 700000 metric tons of sugar and 4 million bales of ...

Wednesday, 22 December 2010

China - Commerce Minister Chen Deming told an internal ministry meeting the government will import to shore up reserves of sugar and meat

China says will import to refill agricultural stocks-UPDATE 1
Forexyard

Commerce Minister Chen Deming told an internal ministry meeting the government will import to shore up reserves of sugar and meat, among other staples, ...

Monday, 20 December 2010

China November Sugar Imports 20,000 Tons -Customs Service

* China November Sugar Imports 20000 Tons - Customs Service

China November Sugar Imports 20000 TonsCustoms Service. Dec 19 2010Dow Jones Commodities News Select via ComtexMORE TO FOLLOW Dow Jones Newswires ...

Swaziland - MBABANE – Sugar production dropped to its lowest levels in five years during the 2009/2010 period.

Sugar production drops to fiveyear low
Times of Swaziland

According to President of the Swaziland Sugar Association (SSA) and Managing Director of the Royal Swaziland Sugar Corporation (RSSC) Nick Jackson’s statement in the SSA Annual Report for the period ending March 31, 2010 sugar production during the period under review stood at 605 656 tonnes.

Sunday, 19 December 2010

To fight supply shortages the Central Bank of Egypt exempted 50 per cent cover requirement on sugar imports for a 6 months period

Egypt drops cash cover requirement on sugar import
Ahram Online

It was exempting banks from a 50 per cent cash cover requirement on sugar imports for a period of six months, a move that should spur imports and help tackle food price inflation, Egypt`s central bank said.