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European Union sugar production is forecast to fall 5% — to 15.5 million tonnes as sugar beet area is expected to be down 8% mainly among top producing member states including France and Germany. This is reported by USDA in its December report. Consumption and ending stocks are relatively unchanged from the prior year. Imports are up with lower production while exports are forecast down. &n...

Thailand production is forecast up 2% — to 10.3 million tonnes due to increased sugarcane production and cane sugar yield. This is reported by USDA in its December report. With consumption expected flat, exports are forecast to continue rebounding to 7.0 million tonnes, drawing stocks down to 10.0 million tonnes.  ...

Brazil sugar production is forecast up 700,000 tonnes from 2024/25 to 44.4 million tonnes with expected higher sugar yield due to favorable weather. This is reported by USDA in its December report. The sugar/ethanol production mix is expected to favor sugar, with 51 percent for sugar and 49 percent for ethanol. Consumption is stable while expor...

China production is forecast up 340,000 tonnes — to 11.5 million tonnes. This is reported by USDA in its December report. Sugarcane area is expected to rise and sugar beets are expected to benefit from favorable weather. With output rising faster than consumption, stock...

Global sugar production in 2025/26 is forecast up 8.3 million tonnes year over year to 189.3 million tonnes with higher production in Brazil and India expected to more than offset lower European Union production. THis is reported by USDA in its December report. Increased shipments from Brazil, India, and Thailand are expected to more than offset reduced exports from the European Union. Ending stocks are for...

Farmers of Poltava region have completed sugar beet harvesting campaign. The total gross harvest amounts to almost 1.2 million tonnes from the area of ​​26.5 thousand hectares. This is reported by acting head of Poltava regional military administration Volodymyr Kohut, poltava.cc reports. According to him, sugar beet crop is fully sufficient to meet the region's...

Cherkasy region comletes the harvesting campaign. This is reported by Department of Agricultural Development of Cherkasy Regional Military Administration. Farms of the region continue sugarbeet harvesting, which have been harvested from 8.8 t...

In Zhytomyr region, sugar season took place in conditions of a significant reduction in the sown areas. All sugar beet processing in the region is concentrated at the only operating factory, which is located in the village of Andrushky, Zhytomyr district. This it reported by Regional State Administration. This year, farmers in the region sowed only 4.8 thousand hectares of sugar beets. This is a significant reduction, since last season 6.7 thousand...

Over 1 million tonnes of sugar beets are harvested in Poltava region. This is reported by Poltava Regional Military Administration. The sugar beet harvesting is almost completed. 1.14 million tonnes of sweet roots are harvested from 26.5 thousand hectares. «...