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 ...

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 ...