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. ...