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 ...

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" ...

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 ...