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Brazilian sugar group UNICA estimated on Friday that mills in the country’s centre-south region will crush around 5 million tonnes of sugarcane in the second half of March, nearly five times more than in the same period in 2022. It is reported by Business Recorder. UNICA’s projection confirms market speculation of an early start to the Brazilian sugar season after favourable weather in the between-crops’ period...

India's top sugar-producing state, Maharashtra, could churn out nearly 16% less sugar than the previously estimated as mills are closing early due to limited availability of sugar cane. It is reported by Reuters. Lower sugar output could prevent the world's second-biggest exporter from allowing additional exports, potentially supporting global prices SBc1, LSUc1 and allowing r...

Louisiana has reached a major milestone in raw sugar production. It is reported by knoe news 8. The state produced more than two million tonnes of raw sugar in 2022 for the first time, according to the American Sugar Cane League. Officials of the organizati...

Indian mills have produced 28.2 million tonnes of sugar since the current season began on Oct. 1, down 1% year on year, the Indian Sugar Mills Association said on Friday. It is reported by Nasdaq. Lower sugar output from India, the world's biggest producer of the sweetener, will leave hardly any surplus for additional exports during the current 20022-23 season....

Egypt's Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade has raised the procurement prices for local sugar beets for the current season by EGP 75 per ton to encourage farmers to cultivate more as the country seeks to double the production of the crop. It is reported by ahramonline. The announcement was made by Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali Moselhi during a meeting on Wednesday that included Hesham El-Hossary, head of the agricultural...

S&P Global Commodity Insights has cut its 2023/24 forecast for sugar output in the European Union plus United Kingdom by 570,000 tonnes to 16.8 million, citing the impact of a recent pesticide ban. It is reported by hellenicshippingnews. The outlook still represents growth of 1 million tonnes versus the 2022/23 sugar crop. The European Court of Justice earlier this year banned that gr...

Sugar output in China's top growing region is set to be the lowest in six years, said Australia-based Green Pool Commodities on Thursday, as it revised down its estimate for production in one of the world's top producers. It s reported by zawya.com. Green Pool expects output in southwestern Guangxi region to drop to 5.4 million tonnes in the 2022/2023 season, it said in a report, down 12% on last year, and the...

Despite looming threat of El Nino on sugar production and crushing, the sugar production scene looks bright in the country with as many as 463 sugar mills across states taking to sugarcane crushing this year. It is reported by indiancooperative. Though the US Met Department has warned of the ill-effects of EI Nino on sugar production, the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories has analy...

India will increase its diversion of sugar for ethanol production in the October 2022-September 2023 sugar season to meet its goals for ethanol blending with gasoline, the government said on 6 March. It is reported by argusmedia. India will divert 5mn t of sugar for ethanol production during 2022-23, up from 3.6mn t in 2021-22, the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution...