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Egypt plans massive sugar production in current season

Egypt plans to produce about 140,000 tonnes of sugar during the ongoing season of local sugar beet supply, aiming to put an end to the long-standing sugar crisis affecting the country. It is reported by egypttoday. The Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade announced on Saturday that it has commenced the reception of sugar beet crops from farmers at the Abu Qurqas sugar facto...


«Zolota Nyva» PE: sugar beets became a "saving crop" for us

In Ternopil region «Zolota Nyva» PE cultivates more than 1.5 thousand hectares, on which seven to eight agricultural crops are grown: wheat, corn, soybeans, sunflower, winter rapeseed, spring brewing barley and sugar beets. Crop rotation is not shuffled here in favor of one or another crop that "shot" the previous season. As the experience of the farm shows, every year s...


EU sugar beet area likely to expand no more than 3% — Tereos

The area planted with sugar beet in the European Union could rise by just 2-3% next season despite high sugar prices, the chief executive of France's largest sugar producer Tereos said at a conference in Dubai on Thursday. It is reported by Nasdaq. Olivier Leducq stressed that the relatively small rise in light of high sugar and sugar beet prices reflected high costs, farmer concerns about a fall in yields due to adv...

 
Brazil mills boost sugar capacity as much as 10%

Brazil cane mills will boost their sugar production capacity as much as 10% in the new season from April to take advantage of relatively high sugar prices and as increasing supplies of corn make the grain a cheap feedstock for ethanol output. It is reported by Reuters. Brazil is the world's largest sugar producer. It accounted for nearly 50% of global sugar trade last year as unfavorable weather due to the El Nino climate pattern re...

 
Brazil's sugar production projected to fall 4.8% in 2024/25 — Datagro

Brazilian mills in the main sugar region of Centre-South (CS) are projected to produce 4.8% less sugar in the new season that starts in April, compared with the previous crop, consultancy Datagro said in a presentation on Wednesday. It is reported by Reuters. Datagro projected Brazil's 2024/25 sugar output at 40.45 million metric tons versus 42.50 million tons in 2023/24, saying that drier-than-normal weathe...

 
Sugar cane area expected to fall in India's key producing states

In 2024/2025 season, in India's key producing states, the planted area under sugar cane will decrease. Sugar cane planting in the western Indian state of Maharashtra and southern Karnataka is expected to fall for the 2024/25 season starting from Oct.1, a leading industry body said on Wednesday at a sug...


Sugar maker Cristal Union takes stake in TotalEnergies biogas unit

French sugar maker Cristal Union will take a 10% stake in TotalEnergies's (TTEF.PA), opens new tab biogas unit BioNorrois due to be launched later this year, which will use sugar beet residue from one of Cristal Union's factories, the companies said. It is reported by Reuters. Under the deal, Cristal Union, France's second-largest sugar maker, will supply beet pulp for 15 years to feed the biogas plant, which constitutes more than half of t...


«Agro-Orms» plans to allocate more than 1,000 hectares for sugar beets

«Agro-Orms» LLC, which is a part of A`SPIK Group, has started preparatory field work. Currently, the agricultural enterprise is preparing the soil for spring crops and sugar beet sowing. It is stated on the company's Facebook page. «Plowing is now underway. We have to process about 400 hectares more of than the planned area, — says Oleg Frankov, the chief agronomist...

 
Thailand govenment raises sugar cane price

The government yesterday sanctioned a definitive sugar cane price for the 2022/2023 season at 1,197 baht (US$33) per tonne, marking a substantial increase of 117 baht from the preliminary price of 1,080 baht per tonne. In parallel, the initial price for the 2023/2024 season was ratified by the cabinet, standing at 1,420 baht per tonne. It is reported by thethaiger.com. Government spokesperson, Chai Wacharonke, indicated that the final prices applied to sugar cane demonstrating a commercial cane sugar (CCS) sweetness level of...

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