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Brazil's center-south (CS) region is seen producing 34.17 million tonnes of sugar in the 2022/23 season (April-March), just a bit more than the 33.06 million tonnes projected for the current crop, according to sugar analyst CovrigAnalytics. It is reported by Reuters. During a presentation on Wednesday at a sugar conference organized by information company Sugaronline, the analyst projected Brazil's CS sugarcane crop at 552 mi...

Suedzucker SZUG.DE, Europe's largest sugar producer, said on Wednesday its second quarter operating profits and sales rose strongly as its core sugar business improved its performance. It is reported by Reuters. In an advance earnings release, Suedzucker reported a 25% increase in group operating profits for the three months to the end of August to about 85 million euros ($100 mi...

More warm and sunny weather is needed in top sugar beet European Union producers to boost the crop's sugar content, notably in France which suffered from particularly wet conditions this summer, producers said. It is reported by Reuters. The final level of sugar production in the EU, the world's third largest sugar maker, is keenly watched as prices are hovering near four-year highs LSUc1, S...

India's sugar production is likely to decline marginally to 30,5 million tonnes in the next 2021-2022 season as more sugarcane will be diverted for ethanol making. It is reported by The Times of India. Sugar production is estimated to have reached 31 million tonnes in the 2020-2021 season (October-September). India is the world's second biggest sugar p...

Germany's refined sugar production from beets in the new 2021/22 season now starting is forecast to rise to some 4.38 million tonnes from 4.10 million tonnes last season, Germany's sugar industry association WVZ said in its first harvest forecast. It is reported by Reuters. German farmers have planted around 354,000 hectares of sugar beet for the new crop, up from about 350,000 hectares last season, the association said. In the new 2021/2...

Two large sugar refineries in Louisiana, which were shut down before Hurricane Ida hit the state, were still not operational on Tuesday as the companies assessed damages and waited for power lines to be restored. It is reported by Reuters. There were also reports of damage to sugarcane crops in the state, the second largest producer in the country after Florida, but it will take some days for agronomists an...

Rusagro opened the season of sugar beet processing – on the 1-st of September, it launched first two sugar plants in Tambov and Belgorod Regions. During next couple of weeks Company will launch its all other sugar plants. It is reported by press-center of the company. Rusagro’s Sugar Business operates 9 sugar plants, located in Tambov, Belgorod, Orel and Kursk regions. In 2021/2022, maximum sugar beet pro...