Thursday, 28 April 2011

Sugar production in Thailand might reach as much as 9.8m tonnes as the country is set to crush at least 95m tonnes of cane, according to Sucden.

Thai sugar output seen reaching 9.8m tonnes
AgraNet

SUGAR production in Thailand might reach as much as 9.8m tonnes as the country is set to crush at least 95m tonnes of cane, according to Sucden. Pierre-Henri Dietz, an analyst at the company, said: "They have already crushed 89m tonnes and most of the ...

Tuesday, 26 April 2011

Sugar prices to stabilize with a tendency to strengthen until October expiry.

Sugarflows has published an update to the February analysis which advised the recent decline in global sugar prices.
Sugarflows

The latest analysis suggests a stabilization of prices with a strengthening trend until the October expiry.

The analysis can be found online here

India - Govt may consider additional unrestricted sugar exports after receiving final output figures for the current season from October, Food Secretary B C Gupta said on Tuesday.

Govt may consider more sugar exports - Food secretary
Economic Times

India, the world's biggest sugar producer after Brazil, has allowed exports of 500000 tonnes of sugar under Open General Licence (OGL) following a bumper crop, and has asked mills to register for the overseas sales.

Monday, 25 April 2011

Cuba - Assuming similar local consumption this year, the industry would be offering at least another 100,000 tonnes on the market after meeting its long-time 400,000 tonne tolling deal with China.

Cuba to produce extra 40000 tonnes of raw sugar
Cuba Headlines

HAVANA (April 24, 2011) : The Cuban Sugar Ministry said Thursday it would produce 40000 tonnes more raw sugar than planned, or somewhere between the 1.1 million and 1.2 million tonnes for the season Reuters has estimated. The Sugar Ministry said a week