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

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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. ...

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 ...

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 ...