Thursday, 28 April 2011

Sugar production in Thailand might reach as much as 9.8m tonnes as the country is set to crush at least 95m tonnes of cane, according to Sucden.

Thai sugar output seen reaching 9.8m tonnes
AgraNet

SUGAR production in Thailand might reach as much as 9.8m tonnes as the country is set to crush at least 95m tonnes of cane, according to Sucden. Pierre-Henri Dietz, an analyst at the company, said: "They have already crushed 89m tonnes and most of the ...

Tuesday, 26 April 2011

Sugar prices to stabilize with a tendency to strengthen until October expiry.

Sugarflows has published an update to the February analysis which advised the recent decline in global sugar prices.
Sugarflows

The latest analysis suggests a stabilization of prices with a strengthening trend until the October expiry.

The analysis can be found online here

India - Govt may consider additional unrestricted sugar exports after receiving final output figures for the current season from October, Food Secretary B C Gupta said on Tuesday.

Govt may consider more sugar exports - Food secretary
Economic Times

India, the world's biggest sugar producer after Brazil, has allowed exports of 500000 tonnes of sugar under Open General Licence (OGL) following a bumper crop, and has asked mills to register for the overseas sales.

Monday, 25 April 2011

Cuba - Assuming similar local consumption this year, the industry would be offering at least another 100,000 tonnes on the market after meeting its long-time 400,000 tonne tolling deal with China.

Cuba to produce extra 40000 tonnes of raw sugar
Cuba Headlines

HAVANA (April 24, 2011) : The Cuban Sugar Ministry said Thursday it would produce 40000 tonnes more raw sugar than planned, or somewhere between the 1.1 million and 1.2 million tonnes for the season Reuters has estimated. The Sugar Ministry said a week

Thursday, 21 April 2011

India Scraps Import Tax On Sugar Until June 30 - Government

DJ India Scraps Import Tax On Sugar Until June 30 - Government

India, the world's second-largest sugar producer after Brazil, had allowed tax- free sugar imports until March 31 due to an earlier local shortfall. ...

China - Sugar imports in the January March period totaled 80000 tons

DJ China March Sugar Imports 50000 TonsCCS

Sugar imports in the JanuaryMarch period totaled 80000 tons down 11% from a year earlier. CCS Information Center is a governmentauthorized overseas supplier ...

Monday, 18 April 2011

EU - The attaches, terming Europe's sugar squeeze "unprecedented", forecast imports hitting an all-time high of 3.7m tonnes next season to replenish stocks and avoid the kind of shortages which have forced supermarkets in Portugal to limit customers' sugar purchases.

EU faces fight with 'critically low' sugar stocks
Agrimoney.com

"High world prices for sugar continue to have a negative effect on sugar imports, despite the temporary lifting of the EU import duty," the report said. ...

EU - For the 2011/2012 marketing year it is estimated that fixing the quantitative limit initially at 650 000 tonnes, in white sugar equivalent, for out-of-quota sugar exports and 50 000 tonnes, in dry matter, for out-of-quota isoglucose would correspond to the market demand.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 372/2011 of 15 April
Eur-lex.europa

in white sugar equivalent, for out-of-quota sugar exports and 50 000 tonnes, in dry matter, for out-of-quota isog lucose would correspond to the market ...

Sudan - Italian Firm Says It Reached Deal to Build Sugar Refinery With Kenana

Sudan: Italian Firm Says It Reached Deal to Build Sugar Refinery With Kenana
Allafrica

Sudan's major Sugar-sector company, Kenana, has agreed a plan with Italy's leading Sugar-producer, Eridania Sadam, to build a joint sugar refinery whose output will be sold in Europe and Africa.

Sugar and Integrated Industries Co. of Egypt plans to import 1 million metric tons of raw sugar before the end of the year, said Chairman Hassan Kamel.

Egypt's SIIC to Import 1 Million Tons of Raw Sugar This Year
Bloomberg

By Ola Galal - Sun Apr 17 11:16:22 GMT 2011 Sugar and Integrated Industries Co. of Egypt plans to import 1 million metric tons of raw sugar before the end of the year, said Chairman Hassan Kamel. The Cairo-based company has enough sugar stockpiles to ...

Monday, 11 April 2011

USDA Announces Increase in Fiscal Year 2011 Raw Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota (TRQ) and the Reassignment of Sugar Marketing Allotments

USDA Announces Increase in Fiscal Year 2011 Raw Sugar Tariff-Rate Quota (TRQ) and the Reassignment of Sugar Marketing Allotments

WASHINGTON, 4/11/2011
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2011 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a reassignment of 325,000 short tons raw value (STRV) of surplus cane sugar marketing allotment from domestic sugarcane processors to the fiscal year (FY) 2011 raw sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ). This reassignment is effective April 12. The Federal Register notice is viewable online here: http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2011-08570_PI.pdf. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will announce country allocations of this TRQ increase, and will also reallocate shortfalls of the FY 2011 TRQ. USDA is today announcing the reassignment of projected surplus beet sugar marketing allocations under the FY 2011 Sugar Marketing Allotment program.

The Philippines may lose its guaranteed sugar shipments to the US under a proposed farm bill that seeks to globalize export quotas.

US farm bill threatens sugar quota
Manila Standard Today

Archimedes Amarra, president of the Philippine Sugar Millers Association, said in a text message from the US that the local sugar industry had expressed concern on bill pending before the US Congress. “The farm bill is being deliberated upon by the US ...

Colombia - Domestic consumption 2010 stood at 1.6 million tonnes of sugar, exports fell by 34.1 percent to reach 694,396 tonnes compared to 1.05 million tonnes in 2009.

La caña, energía en tres tomas
El Colombiano

Las 218.000 hectáreas cultivadas con caña en el país el año pasado, permitieron la producción de 2,07 millones de toneladas de azúcar, 287 millones de litros de etanol y 187 magavatios de electricidad. Según Johan Martínez Ruiz, director del Área ...

Friday, 8 April 2011

France - Sugar output per hectare (2.47 acres) of beets may rise 5 percent to 6 percent from 13.1 metric tons last year, based on planting dates, Nicole Bouveris, an agronomist at the Paris- based researcher, said in a phone interview today.

French Sugar Yields May Rise on Early Planting, Researcher Says
Bloomberg

By Rudy Ruitenberg - Fri Apr 08 16:10:46 GMT 2011 Sugar beet yields in France, the world's biggest grower of the root, may rise this year as an early start to planting gives the crop more time to develop, researcher Institut Technique de la Betterave ...

Fiji - FSC Executive Chairman Abdul Khan says the crop estimate for this year’s season is around 190,000 tonnes of sugar.

FSC expects good crushing season
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd

The 2011 crushing season is expected to improve significantly compared to the past two seasons says the Fiji Sugar Corporation. FSC Executive Chairman Abdul Khan says the crop estimate for this year's season is expected to be more than 2.1 million ...

Brazil - The opening of the 2011/2012 national crop cane sugar will be held on April 14, the ceremony also marks the beginning of the agro-industrial operations in the bioenergy sector. The event will be at ETH - Unit Santa Luzia, 10:30 GMT.

Opening the season 2011/2012 will be national in MS
Capital News

The opening of the 2011/2012 national crop cane sugar will be held on April 14, the ceremony also marks the beginning of the agro-industrial operations in the bioenergy sector. The event will be at ETH - Unit Santa Luzia, 10:30 GMT. ...

Russia’s raw-sugar imports rose 15 percent from October through March - 805,000 metric tons up from 703,000 the year before.

Russia's Raw-Sugar Imports Rose 15%, Agriculture Institute Says
Bloomberg

By Marina Sysoyeva - Thu Apr 07 11:42:58 GMT 2011 Russia's raw-sugar imports rose 15 percent from October through March from a year earlier, according to ...

India - The Agriculture Ministry raised its estimate of the country's 2010/11 sugarcane output a little further to 340.54 mln tonnes in its third advance estimate of the current crop, up from 336.698 mln in its second estimate in February and compared with 324.91 mln in the first projection last September.

India's AgMin raises 2010/11 sugarcane output estimate further
AgraNet

The Agriculture Ministry raised its estimate of the country's 2010/11 sugarcane output a little further to 340.54 mln tonnes in its third advance estimate of the current crop, up from 336.698 mln in its second estimate in February and compared with ...

Ukraine - The government has instructed the State Reserve Agency to purchase 140,000 tons of sugar in the third and fourth quarters 2011. This is stated in a decree of the Cabinet of Ministers.

Ukraine. State Reserve Agency to purchase 140000 tons of sugar
UkrAgroConsult

It was reported that Ukraine, one of Europe's major beet sugar producers, in 2011 intends to increase sugar production to 2.1 million tons after 1.5 million in 2010, following the anticipated substantial increase in acreage.

Thursday, 7 April 2011

Kenya produced 48,895 tonnes of sugar, white value, in November 2010, down slightly from 50,138 in the same month last year, Kenya Sugar Board data show.

Sugar production in Kenya down 6.4% in Jan/Nov 2010
AgraNet

Kenya produced 48895 tonnes of sugar, white value, in November 2010, down slightly from 50138 in the same month last year, Kenya Sugar Board data show. That brought total output in the first eleven months of 2010 to 467800 tonnes, down 6.4% from 499856 ...

Cuba - The December-April harvest is nearly complete and should be slightly above forecasts, Sugar Ministry expert Osiris Quintero said. He did not give an exact figure but said it would be in the ballpark of the 1.1 million tons produced in 2010.

Cuba reports sugar production to be akin to 2010
The Associated Press

More than 60 such machines have been deployed as part of an effert to update and streamline the chain of production, he said. Quintero also said Cuba is open to foreign investment in the sugar industry, but he did not say from where or give other ...

Brazil wants to increase regulation of the domestic ethanol market to ensure output, a senior government official said on Wednesday, signaling a move that could have major implications for global sugar supplies.

Brazil wants greater regulation of sugar, ethanol
Reuters

World sugar prices are 25 percent off 30-year highs set in February and Brazilian cane mills have been pushing production of the sweetener close to capacity and at the expense of ethanol production. "Mills' plan for the new crop is to maximize sugar ...

Wednesday, 6 April 2011

As much as 200,000 metric tons of raw sugar are being shipped to the Black Sea region from Thailand, a “very rare” move, according to Swiss Sugar Brokers. About 90,000 tons of Thai sugar will be delivered to Russia in April, including 66,000 tons to the Black Sea ports, said Yevgeny Ivanov, an analyst at the institute also known as IKAR.

Russia's Black Sea Imports Thai Sugar for First Time in 8 Years
Bloomberg

By Isis Almeida and Maria Kolesnikova - Wed Apr 06 13:16:43 GMT 2011 Russia's Black Sea ports are importing raw sugar from Thailand, the world's second largest exporter of the sweetener, for the first time in eight years in order to save money, ...

Thai sugar production in 2010/11 as of April 4 reached 8.535 mln tonnes, raw value, up by 20% year-on-year (7.120 mln) and also half a million tonnes above the previous record of 8.074 mln achieved in 2007/08.

Thai sugar crop hits all-time high
AgraNet

Thai sugar production in 2010/11 as of April 4 reached 8.535 mln tonnes, raw value, up by 20% year-on-year (7.120 mln) and also half a million tonnes above the previous record of 8.074 mln achieved in 2007/08. Moreover, with daily production rates of over 60,000 tonnes of sugar, the crop shows continuing strength. By April 4 the total cane crush had already reached 80.1 mln tonnes compared with 68.2 mln last season. Of the total sugar production 2.884 mln tonnes were whites (2.929 mln). Molasses production also reached an all-time high of 3.4 mln tonnes compared with 2.9 mln last year and the 2007/08 record of 3.3 mln

Tuesday, 5 April 2011

Sugar Australia, which is owned by Sucrogen and Mackay Sugar Limited, is importing raw sugar to boost stores at its Racecourse refinery, which supplies the industrial and consumer sugar market and markets the CSR Sugar brand.

Mackay imports sugar from Thailand
Mackay Daily Mercury

IT'S like selling ice to the Eskimos: about 40000 tonnes of Thai sugar is being shipped into Mackay to top up dwindling reserves after a disastrous, waterlogged harvest. Sugar Australia, which is owned by Sucrogen and Mackay Sugar Limited, is importing ...

Ethiopia - Since July 2010, the Ethiopian Sugar Development Agency (ESDA) has imported 91,000 mts of sugar until the end of the past year. The country’s sugar demand is estimated to be about 450,000 mts. Three local industries produce 310,000 mts and the balance is imported.

Sugar goes for unions
Capital Ethiopia News

The country's sugar demand is estimated to be about 4.5 million quintals. Three local industries produce 3.1 million quintals and the balance is imported. ...

Mexico adjusted upward its estimate of sugar production for 2010/11 cycle to 5.30 million tonnes from 5.25 million tons earlier, according to an official of a national committee of sugar.

ACTUALIZA1-México sube estimado producción azúcar a 5.30 mln ton
Reuters México

MEXICO DF, abr 5 (Reuters) - México ajustó al alza su estimado de producción de azúcar para el ciclo 2010/11 a 5.30 millones de toneladas desde 5.25 millones de toneladas previo, según un documento oficial de un comité nacional de azúcar. ...

Monday, 4 April 2011

India - A normal monsoon is likely to bring cheers to over 235 million farmers as it will help in sowing of rice, sugarcane, soyabean and corn and lead to high agricultural output.

Normal monsoon likely this year
Hindu Business Line

A normal monsoon is likely to bring cheers to over 235 million farmers as it will help in sowing of rice, sugarcane, soyabean and corn and lead to high agricultural output. Last year, the country saw a normal monsoon with 413 of the 597 meteorological ...

Sunday, 3 April 2011

Zambia - "The company will produce 200,000 tonnes of sugar and 28 million litres of bio-ethanol per year," Lungu said. "Production is expected to start by 2013 and we expect that the project will create around 4,000 jobs."

S.Africa firm to build $251m Zambia sugar plant
Reuters Africa

Lungu said the South African firm would cultivate about 15000 hectares of cane sugar and support about 3000 hectares of plantations by out-growers. Once completed, it will increase Zambian sugar production by 50 percent. (Reporting By Chris Mfula, ...

Thursday, 31 March 2011

With India's sugar production set to exceed domestic demand, the government is likely to re-impose 60 per cent import duty on sugar from tomorrow.

Govt likely to slap 60 pc sugar import duty from tomorrow
PTI

New Delhi, Mar 31 - With India's sugar production set to exceed domestic demand, the government is likely to re-impose 60 per cent import duty on sugar from tomorrow. "The duty free notification lapses on today and from April 1 it automatically ...

Brazil - Sugar production is projected 34.58 million tonnes, an increase of 3.25% over the 33.49 million tons produced in 2010/2011 season.

Moagem prevista para a região Centro-Sul na safra 2011/2012 é de 568,5 milhões de toneladas

A União da Indústria de Cana-de-Açúcar (UNICA), em conjunto com o Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira (CTC), demais sindicatos e associações de produtores de etanol e açúcar da região Centro-Sul, anunciou hoje sua estimativa para a safra 2011/2012 de cana-de-açúcar. A projeção aponta para uma moagem de 568,50 milhões de toneladas, crescimento de 2,11% em relação ao total processado na última safra, que foi de 556,74 milhões de toneladas.

Russia is likely to harvest a record 35 million metric tons of sugar beet this year, 67% more than in drought-stricken 2010, the national association of sugar producers Soyuzrossakhar said Thursday.

DJ Russia's11 Sugar Beet Crop Seen At Record 35M Tons +67% On Year

MOSCOW Mar 31 2011Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex Russia is likely to harvest a record 35 million metric tons of sugar beet this year 67% more than in ...

Brazil - Seven of the 23 sugarcane mills operating in the state started the crushing of cane sugar before the official start of the 2011/12 season in the Mid-South, next month.

Mills MS anticipate cane crushing
Correio do Estado

Seven of the 23 sugarcane mills operating in the state started the crushing of cane sugar before the official start of the 2011/12 season in the Mid-South, next month. The motivation is the lack of ethanol in stock, in dry season of record prices. ...

Supply tightness in world sugar markets this year will be less than previously expected, ABN Amro said Tuesday, cutting its forecast for a world deficit by more than half to 1.45 million metric tons of raw value.

DJ ABN Amro Cuts 2011 World Sugar Deficit 50% To 1.45 Mln Tons

... estimate for 2011 by 1.54 million tons to 163.81 million tons but kept its prediction for world sugar consumption unchanged at 165.26 million tons. ...

India - “We expect total sugar consumption to go up to 26 Mt over the next two-years“ - Sunil Kakria, Managing Director, Mawana Sugars

Mawana introduces branded sugar in Mumbai market
fnbnews.com

We expect total sugar consumption to go up to 26 Mt over the next two-years. Thus, the share of branded sugar is also likely to increase." The company unveiled six varieties of speciality sugar - Super White Sugar, Caster Sugar, Icing Sugar, ...

Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Separately on Tuesday, FO Licht analyst Stefan Uhlenbrock forecast sugar production in Brazil's key Centre South region growing to 42m tonnes in 2011-12, from 40.8m tonnes in 2010-11.

Sugar to fall - but buyers' joy may be short-lived
Agrimoney.com

Separately on Tuesday, FO Licht analyst Stefan Uhlenbrock forecast that the world's reliance on Brazil, which accounts for more than half world sugar exports, "is sure to continue growing" to meet expanding demand. He forecast sugar production in ...

Juan Cortina, president of Mexico's national sugar chamber, said the country plans to export 1.3 million tons of sugar during the current crop cycle, up 73% from 2009-2010.

Mexico Expects Record Sugar Exports To US From 2010-11 Harvest

MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexico's sugar exports are expected to reach a record high this season ... Almost all of Mexico's sugar exports go to the U.S. ...

Tuesday, 29 March 2011

Monday, 28 March 2011

Sugar production in Mozambique reached 281,700 tons in 2010

Sugar production in Mozambique reached 281,700 tons in 2010
macauhub

Maputo, Mozambique Mar 28 - Sugar production in Mozambique in 2010 reached 281 700 tonnes, reflecting an annual increase of 12 percent, the newspaper, Notícias, citing the Center for Promotion of Agriculture ...

Sunday, 27 March 2011

Tanzania revised down its sugar production in 2010/11 (Apr/Mar) to 308,000 tonnes from an initial estimate of 317,000, but output will still be up 18% on the year due to favourable weather conditions, said Matthew Kombe, director general of the Sugar Board of Tanzania.

Tanzania revises down 2010/11 sugar output
AgraNet

Tanzania revised down its sugar production in 2010/11 (Apr/Mar) to 308000 tonnes from an initial estimate of 317000, but output will still be up 18% on the year due to favourable weather conditions, said Matthew Kombe, director general of the Sugar ...

El Salvador - This combination of factors had an impact on this crop is to stop production at 575,000 mts of sugar, confirmed by the representative of the sugar industry.

Salvadoran Sugar Production Down 10%
www.elsalvador.com

The current harvest will yield an approximate 12.5 million quintals of sugar.

Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, confirmed Friday that it plans to import a cargo of gasoline to ensure adequate fuel supplies during a surge in domestic demand.

Brazil Petrobras Confirms Plans To Import 1.5M Bbls Gasoline In April
Wall Street Journal

The gasoline imports come as Brazil's sugar industry is between harvests, while many cane crushers are also opting to produce sugar rather than ethanol because of higher global prices for the sweetener. That has caused a surge in ethanol prices and ...

Swaziland - Output may climb to 651,000 metric tons from 582,000 tons last year, and exceed the 605,000 tons produced in 2009, Swaziland Sugar Association Chief Executive Officer Mike Matsebula said in an interview today in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital.

Swaziland Sugar Output May Rise 12% on Increased Land, Industry Group Says
Bloomberg

About 11 percent of Swaziland's foreign exchange earnings are derived from its sugar industry, which employs as much as 18 percent of the country's workforce, Matsebula said. Swaziland's 2010 sugar sales rose to 2.46 billion emalangeni ($355.1 million) ...

The European Union may allow further duty-free imports of sugar in summer, when stockpiles are usually low, as supplies in the bloc remain tight, broker C. Czarnikow Sugar Futures Ltd. said.

EU May Allow Further Duty-Free Sugar Imports, Czarnikow Says
Bloomberg

By Isis Almeida - Fri Mar 25 12:00:38 GMT 2011 The European Union may allow further duty-free imports of sugar in summer, when stockpiles are usually low, as supplies in the bloc remain tight, broker C. Czarnikow Sugar Futures Ltd. said. ...

European Union producers will be allowed to export 650,000 metric tons of so-called out-of-quota sugar in 2011-12 as part of the bloc’s regulatory efforts, according to a proposal by the European Commission.

EU Sets 2011-12 Out-Of-Quota Sugar Exports at 650000 Tons
Bloomberg

By Rudy Ruitenberg - Fri Mar 25 12:51:58 GMT 2011 European Union producers will be allowed to export 650000 metric tons of so-called out-of-quota sugar in 2011-12 as part of the bloc's regulatory efforts, according to a proposal by the European ...

Honduras "Right now quota exports to the US are 10,500 metric tons of sugar and that amount will be increased by reassigning 1,000 tons and 5,000 tons WTO as an increase in market share," said Melara.

Honduras exportará 6.000 toneladas más de azúcar a Estados Unidos ...
By Tomás Parker

Estas exportaciones adicionales del grano dulce dejarían al país unos US$25 millones en divisas, tomando en consideración que la libra del edulcorante se cotiza en 27 centavos de dólar en la bolsa de Nueva York.

Brazil - Rains expected this week over important cane producing areas in Brazil's center-south will hinder the early 2011/12 harvest, which started in March, meteorologists said on Monday.

Rains hamper start of Brazil's 11/12 cane season |
Reuters

Brazil controls over half of the world's sugar trade and is a major food producer in general, making local weather a price mover for global commodities. ...

Brazil - “2011 will be a better harvest than 2010,” Weisser, 55, said. “It’s a bit early to say how much it will be because we are still in the growing season.”

Bunge Expanding Sugar-Cane Crop After Drought, Weisser Says
Bloomberg

Its sugar and bioenergy unit, which lost $13 million in 2010, aims to boost cane crushing to 17 million tons in 2011 from 13 million tons last year. “2011 will be a better harvest than 2010,” Weisser, 55, said. “It's a bit early to say how much it will ...

Ukraine will expand the area sown with sugar beets by 12 percent this year to help satisfy domestic demand and meet a goal of exporting, said Agriculture Minister Mykola Prysyazhnyuk.

Ukraine Plans to Raise Sugar-Beet Sowing by 12% This Year
Bloomberg

By Daryna Krasnolutska and Kateryna Choursina - Tue Mar 22 16:44:00 GMT 2011 Ukraine will expand the area sown with sugar beets by 12 percent this year to help satisfy domestic demand and meet a goal of exporting, said Agriculture Minister Mykola ...

U.S. Sugar Corp. said it completed its 80th annual sugarcane harvest operations Monday, reporting a freeze-affected crop about 10 percent smaller than last season.

'Brutal' weather cuts US Sugar crop by 10%
Palm Beach Post

US Sugar's Clewiston Sugar Factory will finish grinding and processing the crop today . The company grows cane on about 150000 acres, the bulk of it in ...

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

India - An empowered group of ministers (EGoM) on food today decided to allow sugar exports of up to five lakh tonnes as production this year is set to exceed the domestic demand, official sources said.

EGoM nod for sugars exports of up to 5 lakh tonnes
PTI

Sources said, as a caution against the risk of price rise, the exports have been limited to five lakh tonnes, although the country is estimated to have an exportable surplus of 1.5 million tonnes in the 2010-11 sugar season (October-September).

Monday, 21 March 2011

Sunday, 20 March 2011

Thai Sugar Production up 710,000 tons on last year, nearly all raws.

Sugar Production in Thailand is up 710,000 mts on last year basis figures for the 17 Mar published by the Thai Sugar Millers.

Figures for 2009/2010 here and 2010/2011 here.


Wednesday, 9 March 2011

Germany - WVZ said the grinding season has already finished in 2010-2011. The accumulative total of beet sugar is 3.64 million tons, lower than 4.2 million tons the precious grinding season. The carry-over of sugar was 230,000 tons from the previous season added to this season, the supply can reach 3.87million tons.

Germany: the output of sugar reduced to 3.64 million tons this grinding

But the quota of sugar production that the European Union assigned to Germany is only 289 million tons. They will not be able to obtain subsidies of the ...

Vietnam - The Finance Ministry will cut import duties on sugar to 15 percent in April. The current tariff on refined sugar is 40 percent while raw sugar is subject to a 25 percent tax.

Vietnam cuts import tax on sugar
Thanh Nien Daily Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:16 AM PST

The Finance Ministry will cut import duties on sugar to 15 percent, in April, in order to ensure sufficient supply for the local market.

Thailand, the world’s second-largest sugar exporter, sold 92,000 metric tons to Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Mitsubishi Corp., Itochu and Noble Resources at an auction, according to state-owned Thai Cane and Sugar Corp.

Thailand Sells Sugar to Louis Dreyfus, Mitsubishi, Itochu
Bloomberg

By Supunnabul Suwannakij - Tue Mar 08 09:57:42 GMT 2011 Thailand, the world's second-largest sugar exporter, sold 92000 metric tons to Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Mitsubishi Corp., Itochu and Noble Resources at an auction, according to state-owned Thai ...

Guatemala - Sugar production to fall 13 %

Prevén que producción de azúcar caerá 13%
La Prensa Gráfica

La producción de azúcar de Guatemala, uno de los mayores exportadores mundiales, caería alrededor de un 13% en el ciclo 2010/11 debido al mal clima, dijo la agrupación de productores Asazgua. En el ciclo 2010/11, Guatemala produciría cerca de dos ...

Thursday, 3 March 2011

Philippines - Production for the 2010/2011 crop year ending August was now estimated to reach 1.94 million tonnes, down 1.5% from a December estimate of 1.97 million tonnes, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said.

Manila cuts sugar output estimate, rules out imports
ABS CBN News

MANILA, Philippines - The government has cut slightly its raw sugar output estimate for the current crop year but officials said on Wednesday there was still no need for imports given ample stocks. Production for the 2010/2011 crop year ending August ...

The Netherlands produced 873,000 tonnes of sugar, white value, in the recently concluded 2010/11 beet campaign, down from 992,000 produced in 2009/10

SUGAR PRODUCTION FALLS TO 873000 T IN 2010/11

News, comment, analysis and statistics on world markets for molasses and special feed ingredients.

Jorge Sanchez, general coordinator at Mexico's National Sugar Industry Chamber said he thinks the country will produce 5.2 million tons of sugar during the 2010-2011 season.

DJ Mexico 201011 Sugar Production 2.84 Million Tons To Feb 26
Trading Charts

A Mexican sugar industry official said Wednesday that the country's sugar production this season may fall short of the forecasted 5.3 million tons due to ...

Egypt - The ministry of trade and industry said it has instructed local sugar producing companies to import about 1.2 million tons of raw sugar in order to boost sugar supply on the domestic market.

Egypt Boosts Food Imports; To Buy 1.2M Tons Of Raw Sugar-Report

News; Central Banks exempts sugar imports from cash cover minimum · Egypt focuses on spurring trade, promoting industry in 2009 · Sugar Prices Continue To ...

China imported 14,367 tons of sugar in January, reflecting an increase of 68% year on year, sources reported much less than 124,988 tons recorded in December

hktdc.com - China's sugar imports surges 68% in January

The General Administration of Customs of China announced last Thursday that China imported 14367 tons of sugar in January, reflecting an increase of 68% ...

Fiji - Khan says the sugar shortage for local consumption is expected to normalize within three weeks.

Sugar arrives, expected to ease shortage
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd

The Fiji Sugar Corporation has confirmed that 1000 tonnes of sugar is arriving into the country on Monday from Thailand. The FSC Executive Chairman – Abdul Khan says the Corporation is expecting to unload and dispatch it upon arrival. ...

Wednesday, 2 March 2011

South Africa’s sugar production will be 1.911 million metric tons for the season ending in March, the smallest crop since 1995, the South African Sugar Association said.

South Africa Reduces Sugar Crop Forecast to 1.911 Million Tons ...
Bloomberg

The South African Sugar Association cut its forecast for this season's crop to 1.911 million metric tons from 1.912 million tons a month go, it said on its ...

United States - Florida's sugar-growing season just ended, and it looks like production is down by 20 percent due to freezing weather in December.

Freeze hurts Florida sugar production
MiamiHerald.com

That compares to last year's production of more than 2.7 million tons. Sugar yields have also dropped to the lowest level since the 2005-2006 crop. Cooperative officials say three freezes last December left very little of Florida's sugar crop untouched ...

STS Tunisia - raw sugar program for this year focuses on the importation of 10 cargoes of raw sugar equivalent of 140,000 tonnes. According to the Ministry of Industry and Technology, three shipments have already been purchased.

Tunisie : La Société Tunisienne du Sucre reprend ses activités

La Société Tunisienne du Sucre à Béja a repris son activité au titre de l'année 2011, le 21 février 2011. ...

EU - A European Commission initiative to release 500,000 tonnes of out of quota sugar onto the EU market has been backed by member states in the EU sugar management committee.

Commission introduces measures to ease EU sugar deficit
Food Navigator Europe

A European Commission initiative to release 500,000 tonnes of out of quota sugar onto the EU market has been backed by member states in the EU sugar management committee today.

United Kingdom - Sugar production had fallen from 1.3m tonnes last year to just below one million tonnes this year, the company said.

ABF warns of rising sugar prices
thegrocer

Sugar production had fallen from 1.3m tonnes last year to just below one million tonnes this year, the company said. Grocery profit in the first half was boosted by Twinings Ovaltine with good UK performance but George Weston Foods in Australia ...

Thailand - "Sugar mills just confirmed to us that production this year will increase to 7.6 million tonnes due to increased CCS [commercial cane sugar] and better weather," said Mr Chaiwuti. The Cane and Sugar Board will hold a meeting this month to decide whether to increase the domestic sugar allocation to 2.8 million tonnes.

Cabinet warned to monitor price
Bangkok Post

Domestic sugar allocation for the 2010-11 season was initially 2.5 million tonnes, up 14% from 2.2 million last year, based on an estimation of 6.6 million tonnes of sugar production. "Sugar mills just confirmed to us that production this year will ...

Sunday, 27 February 2011

Gabon - Output will rise to 30,000 metric tons of the sweetener, and shipments of 7,000 tons will go to central African neighbors Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe,

Sucaf of Gabon to Double Sugar Exports as Production Climbs
BusinessWeek

24 (Bloomberg) -- Gabon's Societe Sucriere d'Afrique plans to boost production 5.9 percent this year and double the amount of sugar it exports, said Faustin Okouele, the company's production manager. Output will rise to 30000 metric tons of the ...

Tuesday, 22 February 2011

Venezuela needs to import 800,000 tonnes of sugar this year - Federation of sugarcane growers

Este año se requiere importar 800 mil toneladas de azúcar
EntornoInteligente

En un comunicado la Federación de Cañicultores, informó que la producción de caña de azúcar ha disminuido en menos de cuatro años, a tal punto que estiman que se debe importar 67% del consumo nacional. Así se desprende de un comunicado enviado a este ...

Monday, 21 February 2011

Brazil - 2011/2012 Production of sugar is forecast to be 39.55 million tons, with 35.10 million in the Center-South and 4.45 million in North and Northeast.

Producción brasileña de caña de azúcar crece en cosecha 2010/2011 ...
swissinfo.ch

La cosecha de caña de azúcar brasileña en la zafra 2010/2011 debe concluir con aumento de 2,6% sobre la anterior, alcanzando 617,4 millones de toneladas, informó este lunes la consultora especializada Datagro. Ello habrá permitido la producción de un ...

India - The country's sugar output rose by over 16% to 13.4 million tonne in the first four-and-half months of the 2010-11 crop year, as against 11.5 million tonne in the year-ago period.

Sugar output up by over 16% at 13.4 mn tonne till Feb
Business Standard

PTI / New Delhi February 21, 2011, 13:23 IST "Mills have reported sugar production of 13.4 million tonne till February 15 of this crop year. The output is higher by 16% from the year-ago period," a senior government official told PTI. ...

An EU committee will vote on Thursday on whether to open a new reduced-duty import quota for sugar to ease a supply shortage on the EU market,

EU to vote Thursday on extra sugar importsofficial 0013 Hours ago
Reuters

BRUSSELS, Feb 21 Reuters - A European Union committee willvote on Thursday on whether to open a new reduced-duty importquota for sugar to ease a supply ...

India - Production in the season from Oct. 1 will climb at least 5 percent from an estimated 25 million metric tons this year, Vinay Kumar, managing director of the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd

Sugar Output in India to Climb on 'Heavy Planting', Group Says
Bloomberg

By Thomas Kutty Abraham - Mon Feb 21 04:32:48 GMT 2011 Sugar output in India, the world's second-biggest producer, may climb next year as farmers expand crop area to benefit from high prices, a millers' group said. Production in the season from Oct. 1 ...

Saudi Arabia - Savola, which owns the Middle East's biggest sugar refining business and produces edible oil, had plans to expand its 1.2 million tonne per annum sugar refinery to 1.5 millon tonnes, however low demand stemmed by higher prices has taken a toll on refineries' profits worldwide.

Savola puts sugar refinery expansion plans on hold
Trade Arabia

Saudi food company Savola Group has put its Jeddah sugar refinery expansion plan on hold until white sugar premiums recover, said the company's vice president for central buying.

Mr Winney said that he expected Australian raw sugar exports in 2011/12 to stand at around 2.2 million tonnes, unchanged from the previous year. Output in both seasons was hit by adverse weather.

QSL to export non-Australian sugar
Business Spectator

DUBAI - Queensland Sugar, Australia's main sugar export group, expects to export around 1 million tonnes of non-Australian sugar to east Asia in 2011/12 after crop damage from Cyclone Yasi, its Chairman Alan Winney said on Sunday. ...

Syria - The refinery currently produces around 2000 tonnes of white sugar per day, of which 40 percent is exported to Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Italy, said Akhras. Special focus is being given to the Iraqi market due to high demand estimated at 1.3 million tonnes per year, he said, adding that local demand in Syria was around 750,000 tonnes per year.

Syria sugar refinery to continue operations despite profit drop
Forexyard

DUBAI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - A new privately held sugar refinery in Syria with annual capacity of around 1 million tonnes will continue operations despite low premiums which have forced a number of plants to shut down, a top executive said. ...

Dubai - "The refinery has been shut since February 1 and we will be back in production hopefully on February 25," Ghurair said

Dubai's Al Khaleej set to reopen despite low sugar demand
Arabian business

Subdued physical demand for sugar due to high prices has weighed on the whites over raws premium a measure of refining profitability ...

Romania - Jan/Nov 2010 Sugar imports were 464,883 tons

Romania's deficit with food – almost twice lower in January-November 2010
ACTmedia

According to the MADR data fresh or frozen pork is on the first place as regards imports, in 11 months of 2010 bringing from the foreign markets almost 179.103 tons, worth 247.61 million euro. Sugar imports were 464.883 tons ( 212.325 million euro) and ...

In 2010, the sugar production exceeded 100,000 tones, while the consumption needs amounted to 65,000 tones. Both companies exported 28,000-29,000 tones. The problem emerged because of higher costs on the Ukrainian and Romanian markets, where large amounts of Moldovan sugar are exported.

Moldovan sugar producers suspend exports to secure needs of ...
Moldova.org

The manager of the main sugar-producing company Sudzucker Moldova, Alexandr Koss , confirmed that there are sufficient reserves "to cover the consumption ...

Friday, 18 February 2011

EU - At the request of the Portuguese delegation, the issue of import quotas for sugar at zero duty is also on the agenda for Monday.

UE: Pac 2014, sucre et poules pondeuses à l'ordre du jour des ...
La France Agricole

A la demande de la délégation portugaise, le sujet des quotas d'importation de sucre à droit zéro est également à l'ordre du jour. La délégation polonaise souhaite quant à elle aborder la question de l'utilisation des protéines animales pour ...

Guatemala has so far exported 399645 tonnes of sugar in the 2010/11 harvesting year, in line with levels seen last season,

Guatemala sugar exports on track with volumes of last season
AgraNet (subscription)

GUATEMALA has so far exported 399645 tonnes of sugar in the 2010/11 harvesting year, in line with levels seen last season, while Mexican sugar production has risen nearly 30% year-on-year. Guatemala is Central America's largest sugar exporter, ...

India - The union minister of state for food and civil supplies K V Thomas assured the problem-ridden Maharashtra cooperative sugar industry that the empowered group of ministers would take a decision on sugar exports at its meeting slated for Monday.

Govt to decide on freeing up sugar exports on Monday
Business Standard

The union minister of state for food and civil supplies K V Thomas assured the problem-ridden Maharashtra cooperative sugar industry that the empowered ...

Thailand - Output may surge to 7.7 million to 7.8 million metric tons for the crop year from late November, Secretary-General Prasert Tapaneeyangkul said in an interview. That would be higher than the record 7.28 million tons in 2002-2003

Thai Sugar Output May Reach Record as Yields Climb, Cane Board Forecasts
Bloomberg

By Supunnabul Suwannakij - Fri Feb 18 02:58:50 GMT 2011 Sugar production from Thailand, the world's second-largest shipper, may jump to a record this year as wetter-than-average weather improves yields, potentially raising exports, the Office of the ...

Brazil’s Center South sugar cane output may climb up to 4.1 percent in the next 2011-12 marketing season, according to the International Sugar Organization.

Brazil's Center South Sugar Cane Output May Rise 4.1%, ISO Says
Bloomberg

1, according to the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association, or Unica. Center South accounts for 90 percent of sugar output in Brazil, the world's biggest producer. Sugar production may rise by 2 million tons to between 35.5 million and 36 million ...

Moldovan sugar producers halted exports temporarily to avoid a “crisis” in the domestic market, the Agriculture Ministry said.

Moldovan Sugar Producers Halt Exports to Avoid Market 'Crisis'
Bloomberg

By Marina Sysoyeva - Wed Feb 16 15:50:27 GMT 2011 Moldovan sugar producers halted exports temporarily to avoid a "crisis" in the domestic market, the Agriculture Ministry said. Local prices climbed as high as 16 leu ($1.33) a kilogram (2.2 pounds) from ...

Vietnam - The total volume of imports this year is 250,000 tonnes, 50,000 tonnes lower than last year.

Ministry sets quotas for sugar importers
Viet Nam News

HA NOI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade has given permission to 24 enterprises to import sugar up to July this year for the domestic market, said the Ha Huu Phai, general secretary of the Viet Nam Sugar Association. The Viet Nam Dairy Corporation ...

Tuesday, 15 February 2011

Burkina Faso - The leaders of SOSUCO believe that this contribution from the BOAD will raise annual production of sugar from 39,000 tons to 43,000 tons by 2013.

5 millions de dollars pour booster l'industrie du sucre au Burkina ...
Le Griot.info

Elle a été crée en 1965 et elle est depuis 1998 aux mains du Groupe IPS/West Africa du Réseau AGA Khan qui, par l'entremise du holding Sucre participation, ...

Kenya’s potential demand should now be approximately 800,000 metric tonnes. However, the country’s domestic production has historically hovered around 550,000 metric tonnes leaving a net deficit to be filled by imports of approximately 250,000 metric tonnes.

Kenyan Sugar Consumption
Business Daily

For a start Kenya provides a large sugar market Kenya's sugar consumption is comparatively high standing at 20 kilogrammes per capita and only generally ..

Mauritius - Sugar production for 2010 was estimated at 421,518 metric tons, the Port Louis-based newspaper said.

Mauritius Sugar Cane Output May Not to Match 2010 on Drought, Express Says
Bloomberg

Mauritius is unlikely to match the 2010 sugar production this year because of a drought, l'Express reported, citing a Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute report.

Morocco - With a sugar consumption of 1.2 million tons, in 2010 cosumar's white sugar production from local harvest reached 409,000 tonnes, including 336,000 tonnes from beet and 73,000 tonnes from cane.

Moroccan sugar sufficiency plan behind schedule International ...
IB Times

Morocco's sugar demand stands at around 1.2 million tonnes the bigger part of which is catered for by raw sugar imports from Brazil that are refined at ...

India is also considering a proposal to export 12,500 tonnes of sugar to Bangladesh.

India to begin rice shipment shortly
Bangladesh News 24 hours

India is also considering a proposal to export 12500 tonnes of sugar to Bangladesh. Razzaque also had a meeting with India's commerce minister Anand Sharma ...

Brazil - The joint venture, which was announced a year ago and will be called Raizen, is expected to have an annual sugar production capacity of 6 million tonnes in 2016, up from Cosan's current 4 million tonnes.

Cosan to boost sugar output by 50 pct in 5 yrs
Reuters Africa

SA: Quote), one of the world's largest sugar and ethanol producers, said on Monday it planned to boost its annual sugar production capacity to 6 million ...

Ukraine - "Within tariff quota about 270 thousand tons of raw sugar will be imported", Vadym Kopylov said.

Ukraine to purchase 15 000 tonnes of butter from Belarus
NRCU - Ukrainian Radio

Moreover, Vadym Kopylov noted, measures are taken to restore sugar reserves. "Within tariff quota about 270 thousand tons of raw sugarwill be imported" ...

Monday, 14 February 2011

Ethanol derived from Brazilian sugar-cane offers the best hope of replacing oil as the world's main source of fuel when it runs out, according to Bob Dudley, BP's chief executive.

Brazilian ethanol is the best hope for replacing oil, says BP's ...
Telegraph

Ethanol derived from Brazilian sugar-cane offers the best hope of replacing oil as the world's main source of fuel when it runs out, ...

The think tank said in a monthly review Friday that 102,000 tons may be imported to Russia in February, down from 150,000 tons in January. "483,000 tons of Brazilian raws are set to be shipped to Black Sea [ports]. … The bulk of this volume, as well as no less than 150,000 tons of already unloaded raws, will be cleared by customs after the $50 per ton tariff becomes effective," the report said.

Sugar Import Tariffs to Fall | Business |
The Moscow Times

Raw sugar imports are expected to decline in February then rise after a cut in import tariffs the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies said ...

India - In all, the outstanding re-export obligations against ALs to be discharged by March 31, 2011 are estimated at almost 10 lt. The bulk of this is held by southern millers, including also Sagar Sugars (1.6 lt) and Dharani Sugars

Advance licence holders gain from sugar export opportunity
>Hindu Business Line

It was only in September 2010 that the Centre – as a phased move to lift the ban on sugar exports – finally allowed AL holders to carry out their ...

In the 2010/11 campaign, Nordic Sugar’s five sugar factories in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Lithuania produced a total of 841,000 tonnes of sugar (2009/10: 1,013,000 tonnes).

WINTER WEATHER CHALLENGES SUGAR PRODUCTION AT NORDIC SUGAR
Press release

In the 2010/11 campaign, Nordic Sugar’s five sugar factories in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Lithuania produced a total of 841,000 tonnes of sugar (2009/10: 1,013,000 tonnes). The result meets expectations of an output in excess of Nordic Sugar’s total EU quota, even though periods of severe frost and large snow volumes posed operational challenges during the final stages of the campaign in all four countries. In Denmark for instance, the sugar beet supply to the factories had to be slowed down towards the end of the campaign as a result of breaks in the beet harvest due to frozen soil.

Central Bank of Swaziland - “Sugar production was 445 366 metric tonnes, a decrease from 479 847 metric tonnes produced in the 2009/10 season,”

Hot weather leads to sugar production reduction - report
The Swazi Observer

Swaziland's sugar production has decreased due to hot weather conditions that led to lower sucrose content, the Central Bank of Swaziland (CBS) says in its ...

Saturday, 12 February 2011

The EU's executive arm presented draft plans on Thursday for extra sugar imports and the sale of EU out-of-quota sugar, to address an expected EU supply shortage

EU exec drafts plans for sugar imports, sales -source
Hellenic Shipping

The European Union's executive arm presented draft plans on Thursday for extra sugar imports and the sale of EU out-of-quota sugar, to address an expected ...

Friday, 11 February 2011

Brazil’s sugar production, the world’s largest, will gain by 1.6 million tons to 35.2 million tons in the season starting in April, Sucden said.

Brazil Center South Crushing to Be Stable, Sucden Says
Bloomberg

Brazil's sugar production, the world's largest, will gain by 1.6 million tons to 35.2 million tons in the season starting in April, Sucden said. ...

Biofuels have grown rapidly, from consuming 2 percent of world grain and virtually no vegetable oil in 2004 to more than 6.5 percent of grain and 8 percent of vegetable oil last year.

How biofuels contribute to the food crisis
Washington Post

Brazil's reliance on sugar ethanol and Europe's on biodiesel have comparably increased growth rates in the demand for sugar and driven up demand for ...

Mexico's 2010-11 sugar output through Feb. 5 was 2.07 million tons, up 28% from the same period last year, the country's National Sugar Industry Chamber said Thursday

DJ Mexico's 2010-2011 Sugar Production 2.07M Tons To Feb 5
Bloomberg

Sugar production during the first 15 weeks of the current harvest was also 8% higher than the expected amount of 1.92 million tons. ...

Russian beet-sugar production fell 16 percent from a year earlier to 2.77 million metric tons in 2010, the Federal State Statistics Service, or Rosstat, said in a statement today.

Russian Beet-Sugar Production Fell 16% in 2010, Rosstat Says ...
Bloomberg

Russian beet-sugar production fell 16 percent from a year earlier to 2.77 million metric tons in 2010, the Federal State Statistics Service , or Rosstat, ...

European Union sugar stocks for food use in the domestic market may tumble to a “historical low” of about 500,000 metric tons at the end of September, according to Sucden

EU Quota Sugar Stocks May Tumble to Historic Low, Sucden Says
Bloomberg

If the EU allows so- called out-of-quota sugar to be sold for food use in the bloc, there will be no sweetener left for export, it said. ...

European Union officials would place no upper ceiling on extra sugar imports allowed into the bloc this season under informal proposals discussed Thursday, EU sources told Dow Jones Newswires.

DJ EU Proposals Place No Ceiling On Sugar Imports - EU Sources
Tradingcharts

European Union officials would place no upper ceiling on extra sugar imports allowed into the bloc this season under informal proposals discussed Thursday, ...

Wednesday, 9 February 2011

Portugal - The sugar crisis of December was due to the need to withdraw from a distribution chain imported sugar which was not fit, the government said.

Sugar 'crisis point in December deveuse a shortage ...
DNPortugal

Secretary of State for Fisheries and Agriculture says that sugar beet was not the best conditions and "had to be withdrawn" from the shelves.

The cane season is at a crisis crossroads tonight after Belize Sugar Industries today announced that it will have to shut down for three weeks.

Cane Industry At Crisis Crossroads
Channel 7 Daily News

The cane season is at a crisis crossroads tonight after Belize Sugar Industries today announced that it will have to shut down for three weeks. ...

Prospects for global sugar markets to 2019

Prospects for global sugar markets to 2019 / News / Sugar sector ...
agritrade

The implications of the evolution of world sugar market prices for the attractiveness of the EU market for raw sugar will be strongly influenced by the ...

Russia's raw sugar imports in 2010 increased by 66.7% on the year to 2.086 million metric tons worth $1.159 billion, the federal customs service reported Tuesday.

DJ Russia 2010 Raw Sugar Imports 66.7% Up On Year At 2.086M Tons
(Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex)

MOSCOW, Feb 08, 2011 -- Russia's raw sugar imports in 2010 increased by 66.7% on the year to 2.086 million metric ...

The Board of Trade of Tunisia (OCT) continues to import, as normal, refined sugar, and has already reserve stocks, announced the Ministry of Commerce and Tourism in a statement released Tuesday.

Tunisie : Le sucre raffiné disponible en stocks suffisants
African Manager

L'Office du Commerce de Tunisie (OCT) continue d'importer, de façon normale, le sucre raffiné et dispose, déjà, de stocks de réserve, a annoncé le ministère ...

South Africa's 2010/11 sugar output is estimated at 1.912 million tonnes, down from a previous 1.931 million tonnes forecast, the latest estimate by the South African Sugar Association (SASA) showed.

SAfrica lowers 2010/11 sugar output forecast - International ...
IBTimes

South Africa's 2010/11 sugar output is estimated at 1.912 million tonnes, down from a previous 1.931 million tonnes forecast, the latest estimate by the ...

Kampuchea - Production capacity at KSL's sugar mill in Cambodia is 200,000 tonnes per year, or 4% of its total production capacity of 5 million tonnes.

Business as usual in border areas
Bangkok Post

Production capacity at KSL's sugar mill in Cambodia is 200000 tonnes per year, or 4% of its total production capacity of 5 million tonnes. ...

Dubai - about 10 per cent, or 150,000 tonnes of the refinery's white sugar is sold domestically within the UAE to trading houses, industry and beverage companies and the remaining 90 per cent is exported to 40 countries in the Middle East, Far East and Europe

Tankers ensure "brown gold" shines in Mideast
GulfNews

"It will be managed by a team of maritime freight specialists. ... Refining close to the customer reduced costs — shipping raw sugar in bulk is much cheaper ...

Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov has instructed to sell 300,000 tonnes of granulated sugar from the Russian State Reserve.

Zubkov instructs to sell 300000 tons of granulated sugar from state reserve
ITAR-TASS

I think this step can improve prices on the sugar market," he said, reaffirming that recently sugar prices have reached their climax, exceeding 41 roubles ...

Tuesday, 8 February 2011

Venezuela - during 2010 800,000 tonnes of sugar were imported to offset the deficit after domestic production, and this year the estimate is for the same amount.

Producción de caña de azúcar disminuyó 20% el año pasado
El Universal (Venezuela)

El cultivo de caña de azúcar, uno de los rubros bandera de la revolución, se ha venido en picada en los últimos cuatro años. En 2010, la producción de caña ...

Queensland Sugar Ltd (QSL), the firm that exports most of Australia's sugar, confirmed on Monday that exports from the recently harvested 2010 crop would fall by a quarter to around 2.2 million tonnes.

Rabobank cuts raw sugar estimate
Business Spectator

Queensland Sugar Ltd (QSL), the firm that exports most of Australia's sugar, confirmed on Monday that exports from the recently harvested 2010 crop would ...

Friday, 4 February 2011

Thailand's sugar production is forecast at 7 million tonnes this year, up from 6.3 million in 2010 thanks to good rains in last year's second half

Extended shortage of sugar anticipated
Bangkok Post

Thailand's sugar production is forecast at 7 million tonnes this year, up from 6.3 million in 2010 thanks to good rains in last year's second half. ...

Traders told Reuters that the Cuban sugar industry has no plans to import sugar nor export more than the approximately 400,000 tonnes it sends each year to China and minor amounts it sells elsewhere.

Cuba says sugar harvest off to good start
Reuters

Traders told Reuters that the Cuban sugar industry has no plans to import sugar nor export more than the approximately 400000 tonnes it sends each year to ...

Thursday, 3 February 2011

Pakisan has spent $716 million on the import of 1.1 million tons of sugar during the last 14 months.

$714 million spent on import of 1.1 million tons of sugar: TCP ...
BlackSeaGrainNet

Sugar import task was given to the TCP, which started its import process in last week of December 2009 by issuing first tender of 150000 tons, ...

Australia’s raw-sugar production next season may be about the same level as last year’s 3.6 million tons, Luke Mathews a commodity strategist at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, said by phone from Sydney today.

Sugar Falls After Tropical Cyclone Yasi Crosses Growing Areas in Australia
Bloomberg

Australia's estimated raw sugar production may be cut by 500000 metric tons because of the cyclone, Rabobank commodity analyst Wayne Gordon said on ...

Wednesday, 2 February 2011

Brazil exported 895,400 mts raw sugar and 400,500 mts white sugar in Jan 2011, 34 % down on Dec 2010 and 27 % down on Jan 2010.

Revenues from exports of sugar fell 29% in January
Grand Prix

Sao Paulo 1 - The revenue from sugar exports in January 2011 was $ 727.6 million, according to data released by the Ministry of...

Mexico's 2010-11 sugar output through Jan. 29 was 1.82 million tons, up 25% from the amount of sugar produced during the same period last year

DJ Mexico's 20102011 Sugar Production 1.82M Tons To Jan 29
Tradingcharts

Sugar production during the first 14 weeks of the current harvest was also 9% higher than the expected amount of 1.68 million tons ...

Fiji - FSC chief executive officer, Abdul Khan said they have companies like FMF, Punjas, Coca Cola among others that import refined sugar and they are calling for expressions of interests from companies to refine sugar

FSC interested in supplying refined sugar locally
Fijivillage

FSC chief executive officer, Abdul Khan said they have companies like FMF, Punjas, Coca Cola among others that import refined sugar and they are calling for ...

Tuesday, 1 February 2011

India - The government may not consider export of sugar under open general licence (OGL) in the medium term.

No sugar export under OGL in medium term
Business Standard

Industry sources are optimistic that the global market will continue to see huge demand for sugar following floods in major sugar-producing markets like ...

Algeria - Dahmani refinery operational by 2012

ELLE PRODUIRA 350.000 TONNES DE SUCRE PAR AN
L'Expression

Fruit d'un partenariat entre la géant français Cristal Union et le groupe agroalimentaire privé algérien, La Belle, la nouvelle raffinerie de sucre ...

Fiji - Total sugar production for 2010 stood at 133,105 tons compared to 168,000 tons in 2009. On the export side 110, 730 tons of sugar was exported to London – falling from the 152,906 the previous year.

Fiji sugar 2010 figures released
>Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd

Total sugar production for 2010 stood at 133105 tons compared to 168000 tons in 2009, a decrease of 34895 tons. On the export side 110, 730 tons of sugar ...

Pakistan - According to the MoI&P, sugar production in 2010-11 has been estimated at 3.47 million tons whereas PSMA is projecting 3.8 million tons against consumption estimates of 4.2 million tons.

Agriculture and Allied Pakistan MoI&P PSMA differ on sugar ...
Business Standard

According to the MoI&P, sugar production in 2010-11 has been estimated at 3.47 million tons whereas PSMA is projecting 3.8 million tons against consumption ...

Czarnikow said that its initial forecast was for a "small" surplus in sugar output in 2011-12, after three seasons of deficit totalling 30m tonnes.

Sugar market could face fourth season in deficit
Agrimoney.com

With demand for sugar growing at 2% a year, "if weather volatility results in a 2% shortfall in our production forecasts, then the balance sheet will at ...

India - UP has cut its sugar output forecast to 6.0 million tonnes in the new season, 3.3 percent lower than a previous estimate

Key Indian state cuts 2010/11 sugar output forecast
Reuters

... cut its sugar output forecast to 6.0 million tonnes in the new season, 3.3 percent lower than a previous estimate, government sources said on Monday. ...

The Russian Federation intends to import 100 thousand tons of Ukrainian sugar. This was stated by UkrSugar CEO Mykola Yarchuk.

Ukraine can export to Russia 100 thousand tons of sugar
UkrAgroConsult

Specialists of investment firm Phoenix Capital believe that the exports to Russia of 100 thousand tons of sugar may trigger growth in prices for this ...

Monday, 31 January 2011

EAC Secretary General Ambassador Juma Mwapachu revealed that the region is faced with a shortage of sugar to satisfy the local market that requires over 400,000 metric tons.

Region in sugar shortfall
East African Business Week

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) permits the sugar trade to follow normal supply and demand pressures. Recently, there has been a steady increase in the ...

China produced 5.65 million metric tons of sugar in the first four months of the 2010-11 crushing season, down about 8% from a year earlier

DJ China Oct-Jan Sugar Output Down 8% At 5.65 Milion Tons--Association
TMCnet

... China sold 2.72 million tons of sugar, down 8% on year, the network said in a report, citing figures from the China Sugar Industry Association. ...

India - Pune sugar production would be around 90 lakh tonne. It was 70 lakh tonne in the previous crushing season.

Sugar production in state touches 37-lakh tonne
Times of India

The union government has decided to export sugar, to offload some excess sugar stock. In the first phase of export, factories from Maharashtra can jointly ...

Ukraine produced 1.545 million mt of sugar , imported 80,000 tons of refined sugar from Belarus and made another 240,000 tons from raw sugar imports

Ukraine Has 'Sufficient' Sugar Supplies, Group Says
Bloomberg

The country also imported 80000 tons of refined sugar from Belarus and made another 240000 tons from raw sugar imports, Yarchuk said....

Friday, 28 January 2011

Philippine raw sugar output in the current crop year ending August is projected to reach 1.96 million metric tons an upgrade from an earlier production forecast of 1.87 million tons

DJ Philippines Ups Raw Sugar Output Estimate To 1.96 Mln Tons
Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex

DJ Philippines Ups Raw Sugar Output Estimate To 1.96 Mln Tons. MANILA Jan 27 2011 Philippine raw sugar output in the ...

Nigeria is expected to import 1.4 million metric tons of raw sugar in 2010-11

Golden Sugar of Nigeria Gets $143.3 Million Loan
BusinessWeek

Nigeria is expected to import 1.4 million metric tons of raw sugar in 2010-11, up from 1.3 million tons in 2009-10, according to an April 13 2010 estimate ...

Thursday, 27 January 2011

THE European Commission (EC) said on Thursday it would approve the sale of out-of-quota sugar on the EU market and extra sugar imports and to address an

EC to approve extra sugar imports
AgraNet

THE European Commission (EC) said on Thursday it would approve extra sugar imports and the sale of out-of-quota sugar on the EU market to address an ...

Dominican Republic - Sugar crop expected up 5-7 % reaching 540,000 metric tonnes - Inazucar

Zafra azucarera 2010-2011 será de 540 mil toneladas
Listín Diario

República Dominicana ha mejorado la producción de azúcar con las nuevas inversiones que ha recibido el sector. La zafra azucarera 2010- 2011 se perfila como ..

Philippines - "Sugar withdrawals since the start of the milling in September 2010 have dropped more than 50 percent as of December 12, compared to the same period last year. This indicates that food and beverage manufacturers have been using sugar substitutes, sugar premixes or even synthetic artificial sweeteners such as magic sugar," Rojas said.

Imported pre-mixes alarm sugar producers
Business Insight

12, 2010 withdrawals dropped to 259835 metric tons based on the Sugar Regulatory Administration's Sugar Production Bulletin, he said. ...

Madagascar’s government will import rice and sugar directly and fix prices to help curb rising costs and reduce illegal hoarding of those products, the Cabinet said.

Madagascar Government to Import Rice, Sugar Directly to Cut Retail Price
Bloomberg

By Hannah McNeish - Thu Jan 27 12:36:22 GMT 2011 Madagascar's government will import rice and sugar directly and fix prices to help curb rising costs and ...

Russia - IKAR estimates that Russian sugar stockpiles came to almost 2 million tons at the end of 2010 and will expand to 2.7 million tons by this year’s close.

Russia Studies Proposal for Selling Stockpiled Sugar, IKAR Says
Bloomberg

Sugar prices may start declining if the state sells a total of at least 50000 metric tons from inventories on the domestic market from February through ...

Mexico produced 1.47 million tons of sugar between the beginning of the 2010-2011 harvest and Jan. 22, up 29%

DJ Mexico's 20102011 Sugar Production 1.47 Million Tons To Jan 22

Sugar production during the first 13 weeks of the current harvest was up 9% from the expected amount of 1.44 million tons ...

Wednesday, 26 January 2011

Fiji - the FSC has confirmed that there will be no sugar export in April this year as all sugar left in stock will be used for local consumption.

Molasses being loaded for export
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd

Meanwhile the FSC has confirmed that there will be no sugar export in April this year as all sugar left in stock will be used for local consumption.

Tuesday, 25 January 2011

Shipments may be 2 million to 2.5 million metric tons by June, Narendra Murkumbi, managing director of Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd., said today.


Bloomberg

By Pratik Parija - Tue Jan 25 10:08:54 GMT 2011 Sugar shipments from India, the second-biggest producer, may be less than forecast in October because of a ...

Kenya's 2010 sugar output dipped 4.5 percent to 523,522 tonnes due to a weather-induced cane shortage in some zones but should rebound by 6 percent in 2011

Kenyan 2010 sugar output down, better 2011 seen
Reuters Africa

... with $240-$290 in rival producers such as Egypt. Experts blame high costs of production for making the Kenyan sugar industry uncompetitive. Continued...

Jamaica will send off its first shipment of sugar for the year early this week, six weeks after the start of the 2010/2011 Sugar Crop.

First shipment of Sugar Crop ready
RJR News

Jamaica will send off its first shipment of sugar for the year early this week six weeks after the start of the 20102011 Sugar Crop ...

Brazil - Cosan/Rumo to cover sugar loading facilities in Santos allowing work during rains.

BLOG AGROMIND: Towards build coverage for shipment of sugar ...
AGROMIND of REP. AGRICULTURAL

Last year, the peak season shipments of sugar from the center-south, the rains have resulted in delays in operations, which are stalled on rainy days so that product quality is not compromised. The queue of ships in Santos, ...

Mexico - Exports of 1.5 Tonne big bags debut at Coatzocalos port - 25000 mt bound for the United States.

Inician las exportaciones de azúcar por el Puerto de Coatzacoalcos
Veracruzanos.info

Procedente del Ingenio San Rafael de Pucte, ubicado en el estado de Quintana Roo, se recibió en días pasados la primera carga de azúcar en súper sacos de ...

Uruguay and Argentina contract for supply of ethanol, raw sugar and white sugar.

Argentina proveerá etanol y azúcar
Diario El País

El gobierno firmó un convenio con la compañía azucarera de la provincia de Tucumán Los Balcanes en Argentina para que le provea de etanol y azúcar

Colombia - Asocaña expects production of sugar to increase to 2.2 millions tons in 2011 which should allow an increase in exports.

En el 2010 se perdieron 500.000 toneladas de azúcar
El Pais - Cali Colombia

Es así como la molienda de caña se redujo 14,18% en 2010 y la producción de azúcar, frente a las cifras registradas en el 2009. ...

Tanzania - Minister for Industry, Trade and Marketing, Dr Cyril Chami, said the government has resolved to allow the importation of sugar as a way of dealing with the current shortages

Experts push to end chronic sugar shortage in EA
The Citizen Daily

"The sugar board is in the process of allowing the importation of 40000 tonnes of sugar at a reduced tariff rates," Dr Chami said. Speaking at the official ...

Saturday, 22 January 2011

Pakistan - The report said that with much better output in the first month of the crushing season 2010-11, there is a strong hope that prospects of sugarcane were very good and net sugar output will remain between 3.9 and 4.0 million tons.

Statistics belie PSMA estimates: 3.9-4 million tons of sugar output likely
Business Recorder (press release)

ISLAMABAD (January 15, 2011) : The first monthly statistics of sugar production have contradicted the Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) projections ...

United Sugar supplies the Saudi market with 70,000 to 80,000 metric tons of sugar a month. The company produces 1.3 million metric tons a year and exports the excess output to neighboring markets, al-Kulaibi said.

Savola Unit Lowers Prices of Refined Sugar in Saudi Arabia
Bloomberg

United Sugar supplies the Saudi market with 70000 to 80000 metric tons of sugar a month. The company produces 1.3 million metric tons a year and exports the ...

Mozambique - Tongaat Hulett is now predicting a production of 250-270,000 tonnes of sugar, rather than 270-290,000.

Mozambique: Sugar Production Forecast Reduced
AllAfrica.com

Maputo — Tongaat Hulett, the second largest sugar producer in South Africa, has announced a reduction in the forecast production at its two sugar mills in ...

Pakistan - “The government is expecting that the country may not need to import sugar as domestic production and earlier stock can fulfil the country’s need.

Sugar import unlikely this year
The Nation, Pakistan

The strategic reserves would help in continuous circulation of reserves in market stream since shelf life of properly sealed sugar bags kept cool and dry in ...

Thailand - Exports of sugar were down 95.6 per cent due to a decline in output and an increase in domestic demand.

December exports rise 18.8%
Bangkok Post

Exports of tapioca were down 9.2 per cent and sugar down 95.6 per cent due to a decline in output and an increase in domestic demand. ...

Azerbaijan - Sugar beet production increased by 33.6% to 65 000 tons, compared to 2009.

Azerbaijan decreases grain and potato productions
APA

Sugar beet production increased by 33.6% to 65 000 tons, compared to 2009. 953.7 thousand of potato, 1 181.1 tons of vegetable have been gathered in the ...

Thailand, the world’s second-largest sugar exporter, sold 63,333.34 metric tons to Marubeni Corp., Olam International and Sojitz Corp. at an auction today, according to state-owned Thai Cane and Sugar Corp.

Thailand Sells Raw Sugar to Marubeni, Sojitz, Olam
Bloomberg

... and Sugar Corp. Marubeni bought 41333.34 tons, with a premium in a range of 455 to 480 points more than the New York price for shipment July 1 and Sept. ...

The tax on Russia’s imports of raw sugar may be cut to $50 a metric ton in March from $140 a ton now to help efforts to control inflation, the Institute for Agriculture Market Studies said.

Russia May Reduce Raw Sugar-Imports Tax in March, IKAR Says
Bloomberg

The tax will remain at $140 a ton in February, the Customs Union Commission, which oversees the tariff, said last week. The duty was at the same level in ...

United States - Jenkins Sugar Group January WASDE Analysis

Jenkins Sugar Group January WASDE Analysis ...
Imperial Sugar

The following analysis of the December WASDE report is from Frank Jenkins of Jenkins Sugar Group. The USDA updated its US supply and demand estimate last ...

Tunisia bought 18,000 metric tons of white, or refined, sugar and 14,000 tons of raw sweetener, for arrival by March, said Fathi Rourou, a purchasing manager at the Tunisian Office for Trade.

Tunisia Buys 32000 Tons of Raw, White Sugar to Arrive by March
Bloomberg

The white sugar was bought at $875 a ton to arrive by March 15, and the raw sugar price was $767.90 for Feb. 20-28 arrival, Rourou said. ...

United States - Dec 2010 USDA 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 2011 (.pdf) ...

Fiji - the FSC produced an average of 131,000 tonnes of sugar in 2010 compared to 167,000 tonnes in 2009

Decrease in 2010 Fiji sugar exports
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd

Fiji's sugar exports for 2010 is now expected to be much lower than 2009 - and there will be no fifth sugar export for the season as expected. ...

Uganda Sugar Cane Technologists Association (USCTA) said east Africa's third-largest economy produced 292,051 tonnes of raw sugar last year, 8.2 percent below the projected 318,000 tonnes forecast

Uganda's 2010 sugar output below forecast: ...
International Business Times

Uganda's 2010 sugar production rose slightly on a year earlier but fell short of forecasts, hit by technical problems at the leading producer and poor rains ...

China imported 124988 metric tons (tonnes) of sugar in December

China Dec sugar imports soar 515 pct on yr to 124988 tSnack And ...
BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua)

China imported 124988 metric tons (tonnes) of sugar in December, a jump of 515 percent over the year earlier month and...

Macedonia - White sugar import duties will reduce from 30 to 5 percent in the next nine months, the Government decided at the last session.

Macedonian Gov't reduces white sugar import duties
EMportal

"The measure was introduced upon the industry's request and corresponds to the market circumstances, ie due to the increase of sugar market prices", ...

Copersucar & Al-Ghurair to form freight company

Sugar giants unite to transport sugar
Brazil-Arab News Agency

Copersucar, the top Brazilian sugar and ethanol exporter, ... Al-Ghurair Group, which owns the world's largest sugar refinery, establish a maritime freight.

Tuesday, 11 January 2011

Peru - Alan Garcia blocking export of sugar to U.S. to improve domestic supply.

Bloquean venta de azúcar a EE.UU.
Perú21

Eventual desabastecimiento haría subir precio de azúcar. (USI) La semana pasada, el presidente Alan García pidió a sus ministros de Agricultura, ...

Australia - with "wet conditions between now and May this year," "it's going to be extremely difficult for the industry to have a bigger crop in 2011 than what they did in 2010."

Rain dampens cane growers expectations for 2011
ABC Online

Queensland Sugar Limited (QSL) estimates it lost a potential 800000 tonnes of raw sugar last year, equating to around $350 million in lost revenue. ...

Mauritius - Sugar cane was 24 percent smaller in December compared with the same month a year earlier.

Mauritius Sugar Crop Unlikely to Recover From Drought
Bloomberg

By Kamlesh Bhuckory - Mon Jan 10 15:14:20 GMT 2011 Mauritius's 2011 sugar crop is unlikely to recover from drought affecting the Indian Ocean island nation, ...

India - the government today extended the zero-duty regime on refined and raw sugar imports by three months to March 31.

Dutyfree sugar imports extended till March 31
Business Standard

In April 2009, the government had done away with import duty on sugar following a sharp decline in domestic output to nearly 15 million tonnes against the ...

With one month into the 2010/11 sugar crop season, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, is optimistic that the production target of 150, 000 tonnes will be reached.

Tufton optimistic of achieving production target for sugar
Gov. Jamaica

With one month into the 201011 sugar crop season Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Hon Dr Christopher Tufton is optimistic that the production target of ...

In 2011 Belarusian sugar plants are going to export at least 500,000 tonnes of white sugar, up 7,000 tonnes over 2010,

Belarus eager to export 500000 tonnes of white sugar in 2011
UkrAgroConsult

This year raw sugar is imported from Brazil. Valentin Komandirov attributed the increase in raw sugar import in 2011 to the shortage of sugar beet harvest ...

India - “Not yet... We have not taken a decision,” Pawar told reporters when asked if the government would ban sugar exports.

Big question mark on sugar exports
The Economic Times Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:31 PM PST

The food ministry remained confident that export of 5,00,000 tonne of the sweetener will not pose any problem.

Saturday, 8 January 2011

Around 960,000 tonnes of sugar has been produced from the 11.84 million tonnes of cane that has been crushed since the 2010/11 season started in early December, according to data from the Office of the Cane and Sugar Board (OCSB).

Thai crushing runs on, production still in doubt
Business Recorder

BANGKOK (January 08, 2011) :Sugar crushing in Thailand, the world's second-biggest exporter, is running smoothly, but traders said on Friday they were still sceptical about yields in the current 2010/11 season, which might be lower than expected. Around 960,000 tonnes of sugar has been produced from the 11.84 million tonnes of cane that has been crushed since the 2010/11 season started in early December, according to data from the Office of the Cane and Sugar Board (OCSB).

Vietnam cut the import quota of sugar in 2011 to 250,000 tons, down 50,000 tons from 2010

Vietnam cuts 2011 import quota of sugar to 250000 tons | Vietnam ...
By VBN

The 2010-2011 sugar output is estimated to reach 1 million tons compared with 890000 tons in the previous 2009-2010 crushing season, while sugar demand would reach 1.2 million tons next year, MoIT said. ...

Unrestricted exports of 500,000 tonnes of sugar from India may be delayed, trade and industry sources said on Friday.

India may delay sugar exports to curb inflation
Reuters India

... of 500000 tonnes of sugar under unrestricted terms, popularly termed sales under Open General Licence (OGL), as production looks set to exceed demand. ...

Japan now estimates sugar imports for the current sugar year at 1.372 million tonnes on a refined basis, up 10.3 percent from a year earlier, the ministry's quarterly report showed.

Japan raises 2010-11 sugar import estimate
Business Recorder (press release) (blog)

TOKYO (January 08, 2011) : Japan has revised up its sugar import estimate for the year to September 2011 from three months ago as local sugar beet output ...

India - Of the 661 sugar mills in the country, all except about 120 units, which are either not under operation or are new units set up in the last one year, have received export quotas. It is based on the average of each mill's sugar production in the last two or three years.

Sugar mill's rush to export dampens prices
Hindu Business Line

It is based on the average of each mill's sugar production in the last two or three years. One benefit is that it could will help market sentiment and ...

India's top sugar producing Maharashtra state has lowered its 2010/11 sugar output estimate by 4.2 percent to 9.1 million tonnes

India's Maharashtra cuts sugar output estimate by 4.2 pct
Reuters

PUNE, India Jan 6 (Reuters) - India's top sugar producing Maharashtra state has lowered its 2010/11 sugar output estimate by 4.2 percent to 9.1 million ...

Friday, 7 January 2011

Zimbabwe - Minister Orders Zanu (PF) Youth To Invade Sugar Farms

Minister Orders Zanu (PF) Youth To Invade Sugar Farms

"This time, they are no sacred cows, if they again deny you access to the lucrative sugar industry, go and invade them, invade their plots and offices. We should have taken more sugar production land in 2000." The journey has begun, ...

Thursday, 6 January 2011

Mexico's sugar production up 38 % on last year.

Aumenta México 38% producción de azúcar en la zafra
>El Financiero

México ha producido 905 mil 622 toneladas de azúcar en lo que va de la zafra 2010/11, un 38 por ciento más que en el mismo lapso del ciclo previo, ...

China's sugar production in the 2010-11 crushing season from October 2010 is forecast to be less than 12 million metric tons

Commodities Buzz: China 2010-11 Sugar Output Estimated Less Than 12M Tons says ...
India Infoline.com

Sugar prices will stay high in 2011 due to increased demand, high import prices and low levels of government reserves, the center said. ...

Ukraine's sugar production ups 22% y/y, still below demand

Ukraine's sugar production ups 22% y/y, still below demand
BG Capital

Alexander Paraschiy: The result is slightly below our forecast of sugar production at the level of 1.56-1.60mmt, and supports our view that Ukraine will ...

Tuesday, 4 January 2011

Pepsi and Coke rely heavily on sugar as a main ingredient. In the second half of 2010, sugar prices doubled.

Coke, Pepsi increase retail prices by 50%
Zawya

Pepsi and Coke rely heavily on sugar as a main ingredient. In the second half of 2010, sugar prices doubled, leading gains in the period among 19 raw ...

India Says No To Exporting Its Surplus

The World Craves Sugar But India Says No To Exporting Its Surplus
Business Insider

The world may be short sugar, but India isn't about to loan its out. While the country will produce 25 million tons of sugar in 2011, with a 1.5 million ton surplus, the government will only allow 500,000 tons of sugar to be exported, according to MoneyControl.com.

Dominican Sugar Institute (Inazúcar) affirms that it’s an opportunity for the country’s industry to generate more than 5,000 direct jobs and double its production

Dominican sugar industry soars in pace with global recovery ...
D0minican Today

The price of sugar in the international market closed at 30 cents per pound ... industry to generate more than 5000 direct jobs and double its production. ...