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On October 20th, the Spanish cooperative ACOR announced the start of the sugar beet harvest for the 2025/26 season, anticipating a recovery in average yields and an increase in sugar content. The sucrose content of the first 5,300 tonnes of sugar beets received by the company this season exceeds 17.5%, a percentage point higher than the previous season. If this level of productivity is...

According to a survey carried out exclusively by NovaCana, the milling estimate for 2025/26 is 596.97 million tonens, a volume that represents a 4% drop compared to the previous harvest and the lowest since the 2022/23. This estimate is the average of forecasts compiled by Novacana analysts along with 19 other companies and analysts. However, considering the initial estimates for the next cycle, sugarcane fields s...

Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Zulkifli Hasan, announced that the government plans to mandate the use of 10% ethanol, or E10, in fuel products by 2026. It is reported by Tempo.co. «It will be mandatory, but only once we are ready», — Zulkifli said. Zulkifli noted that blending ethanol into gasoline could influence the pri...

Sugar mills in Karnataka’s districts near the Maharashtra border are set to begin their crushing operations on Monday, following a decision by the neighboring state to bring forward its sugarcane crushing start date from November 1 to October 20. This early start, by ten days, could potentially affect the sugar mills in Maharashtra. Karnataka’s Sugar Minister, Shivanand Patil, made the announcement on Saturday, cautioning that delayed ha...

Europe's largest sugar producer Suedzucker reported about an 82% fall in quarterly operating profit as it continued to face weak EU sugar markets. It is reported by Reuters. The German company said operating profit in June-August, the second quarter of its 2025/26 fiscal year, totalled 20 million euros ($23.29 million), down from 114 million...

The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday assured that there will be no sugar importation until the first half of 2026 to help protect local sugarcane farmers. It is reported by Philippine News Agency. The DA made the statement to ensure reasonable buying prices of raw sugar, following reported low levels during the first sugar bidding in Negros last Oct....

France’s farm ministry raised its sugar beet output forecast by 5%. It is reported by Business Recorder. France’s farm ministry on Tuesday raised its forecast for this year’s sugar beet production to 34.2 million tonnes from 31.8 million tonnes previous...

Sugar cane crushing in Brazil's center-south region during the first half of March fell almost 18% to 1.83 million tonnes versus the year-earlier period, industry group Unica said in a report published on Thursday. It is reported by money.usnews. Sugar production in the region during the same period was down 19% to 52,000 tonnes, Unica said, while ethanol production was up some 20% at 442 million liters....

Europe's largest sugar producer Suedzucker'said it achieved earnings before interests, taxes, depreciation and amortization of 715 million euros ($782.42 million), ahead of the company's guidance for the upper area of a 550-650 million euros range. It is reported by Reuters. Suedzucker confirmed its forecast for the current 2025/26 financial year, anticipating a moderate decline in group revenue, as well as an EBITDA range of 525-675 million...

A few months ago, sugarcane mills and producers were uncertain about the impact of last year’s drought and wildfires on the 2025/26 harvest, which officially begins in April. Now, concern is mounting. The lack of rainfall in February and early March across much of the Center-South’s sugarcane-producing regions has exacerbated problems for crops already struggling due to the 2024 drough...