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Global sugar production is forecast up 2.5 million tonnes to 186.0 million with lower production in Brazil expected to more than offset higher production in Thailand, India, China, and Mexico. It is reported by USDA in its May report. Consumption is anticipated to rise to a new record with growth in markets such as India and Pakistan. Exports are forecast lower due to reduced shipments f...

In 1Q24, Astarta became the first Ukrainian company to export sugar by sea during the full-scale war, with North Africa and the Mediterranean region being the main destinations.​ At the same time, it continued to export products to the EU markets via overland routes.  It is reported by press-center of the company. Revenues increased by 19% y-o-y to EUR44m on higher sugar sales volumes​. Exports of sugar and sugar-by products made up a robust 51% of the segm...

The agri-sector is currently working in the fields where the future sugar beet crops have already being grown. Specialists of «AGRO-ORMS» LLC apply herbicide to the crop. This is reported on the company's Facebook page. «Sugar beet has performed well this season. We have expected good seedlings, so now it's up to us to protect the sweet roots from weed...

Astarta’s agricultural subsidiaries have completed the spring planting. It is reported by press-service of the company. The estimated core spring crops’ acreage for 2024 is as follows: sugar beets – 38kha, soybeans – over 70kha, winter wheat – 4...

Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) on Monday announced a tender to import at least 50,000 metric tons of raw cane sugar from any origin on behalf of the Egyptian Sugar & Integrated Industries Company. It is reported xm.com. Offers should be submitted for arrival Sept. 1-15 and/or Sept. 15-30 and/or Oct. 1-15 and/or Oct. 15-31 for at sight payment. Offers should be in Egyptian pounds or U...

In 2024, «Astarta» will start selling sugar under its own brand. The CEO of the company, Viktor Ivanchyk, told about this in an interview for Forbes.ua. One of the country's largest agricultural holdings, «Astarta», goes to the final consumer. Th...

«Continental Farmers Group» finished sugar beet planting campaign. The sugar beet sown area amounted to 3.26 thousand hectares. This is reported by Novyny Ternopilschyny. «This year's sowing campaign is special primarily due to the weather conditions, because the heat came very early. Already at the end of Ma...

Michigan farmers made good headway on planting with less than four days suitable for fieldwork last week. It is reported by brownfield. The USDA says sugarbeets are 95 percent planted, 60 percent emerged and rated 95 percent good to excellent. Frost damage has become most apparent in some tart...

The Cuban sugar harvest is winding down at the lowest tonnage since 1900, forcing the government to import and putting more pressure on its domestic rum, soft drink and pharmaceutical industries, according to official reports, two economists and a rum industry source. It is reported by Reuters. President Miguel Diaz-Canel said at the end of April that the state-run industry had produced 71% of the 412,000 metric tons planned, or just shy of 300,000 metric tons,...