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 ...

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, ...

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
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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 ...

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 ...

Australian sugar output may be 3.5 million metric tons from the June to December harvest this year, compared with 3.6 million tons from the previous crop, and down from expectations of 4.2 million to 4.3 million tons, according to Rabobank.

Sugar Supply Shortage Looming as Cyclone Yasi Devastates Australian Crops
Bloomberg

Flooding and heavy rain before the cyclone reduced estimates by about 500000 tons and Yasi probably cut the outlook by a further 300000 tons, Gordon said. ...