India Scraps Import Tax On Sugar Until June 30 - Government

DJ India Scraps Import Tax On Sugar Until June 30 - Government

India, the world's second-largest sugar producer after Brazil, had allowed tax- free sugar imports until March 31 due to an earlier local shortfall. ...

China - Sugar imports in the January March period totaled 80000 tons

DJ China March Sugar Imports 50000 TonsCCS

Sugar imports in the JanuaryMarch period totaled 80000 tons down 11% from a year earlier. CCS Information Center is a governmentauthorized overseas supplier ...

EU - The attaches, terming Europe's sugar squeeze "unprecedented", forecast imports hitting an all-time high of 3.7m tonnes next season to replenish stocks and avoid the kind of shortages which have forced supermarkets in Portugal to limit customers' sugar purchases.

EU faces fight with 'critically low' sugar stocks
Agrimoney.com

"High world prices for sugar continue to have a negative effect on sugar imports, despite the temporary lifting of the EU import duty," the report said. ...

EU - For the 2011/2012 marketing year it is estimated that fixing the quantitative limit initially at 650 000 tonnes, in white sugar equivalent, for out-of-quota sugar exports and 50 000 tonnes, in dry matter, for out-of-quota isoglucose would correspond to the market demand.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 372/2011 of 15 April
Eur-lex.europa

in white sugar equivalent, for out-of-quota sugar exports and 50 000 tonnes, in dry matter, for out-of-quota isog lucose would correspond to the market ...

Sudan - Italian Firm Says It Reached Deal to Build Sugar Refinery With Kenana

Sudan: Italian Firm Says It Reached Deal to Build Sugar Refinery With Kenana
Allafrica

Sudan's major Sugar-sector company, Kenana, has agreed a plan with Italy's leading Sugar-producer, Eridania Sadam, to build a joint sugar refinery whose output will be sold in Europe and Africa.

Sugar and Integrated Industries Co. of Egypt plans to import 1 million metric tons of raw sugar before the end of the year, said Chairman Hassan Kamel.

Egypt's SIIC to Import 1 Million Tons of Raw Sugar This Year
Bloomberg

By Ola Galal - Sun Apr 17 11:16:22 GMT 2011 Sugar and Integrated Industries Co. of Egypt plans to import 1 million metric tons of raw sugar before the end of the year, said Chairman Hassan Kamel. The Cairo-based company has enough sugar stockpiles to ...