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Indian traders for the first time have signed sugar export contracts five months ahead of shipments as a likely drop in Brazil’s production prompted buyers to secure supplies from the South Asian country in advance. It is reported by Reuters. Sugar production in Brazil, the world’s biggest producer and exporter, is likely to drop due to a drought and frost that has damaged the sugarcane crop. Traders...

Brazil’s centre-south (CS) mills produced 2.94 million tonnes of sugar in the first half of July, 2.8% less than a year ago, as agricultural yields in the fields fall way behind last season’s levels, industry group Unica said on Tuesday. It is reported by Reuters. Cane crush in the region was 45.6 million tonnes in the first half of July, 2.3% less than a year ago, while ethanol production increased 1.1% to 2.16 billion liters, Uni...

Sugar production in the key Center-South Brazil region is expected to total 2.951 million tonnes in the first half of July, down 2.6% year on year, an S&P Global Platts survey of 10 analysts showed July 21. It is reported by S&P Global Platts. Of the analysts surveyed, the cane crush estimate ranged from 42.3 to 47.7 million tonnes. The average estimate was for a total cane crush of 45.2 million t...

India's sugar inventories have been depleted by 19% and the country could start the 2021/22 marketing year with lowest the stocks in four years after mills exported a record amount in the current year, a leading trade body said on Wednesday. It is reported by Reuters. Lower inventories could support local prices and may reduce exports in the next marketing year from the world's second biggest sugar producer, in turn supporting glob...

The sugarcane production in Maharashtra may go up by at least 23,7 million tonnes this year, and sugar factories in the state may have to work additionally for half a month to crush the produce, the president of the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF) Jayprakash Dandegavkar said on Tuesday. It is reported by The Economic Times. The federation's estimation was based on water availability and the monsoon predicted this year, the official said, adding that the production is expected...

Sugar production in the European Union is forecast to rise in the 2021/22 season leading to an increase in stocks of the sweetener, the European Commission said on Tuesday in a short-term outlook report. It is reported by Nasdaq. The EU's executive projected white sugar production would rise to 15.5 million tonnes in 2021/22, up from the prior season's 14.5 million. Sugar beet yields wer...

Frosts were reported in Brazil's sugarcane, coffee and corn areas on Wednesday, analysts and weather agencies said, as the country saw very low temperatures all the way from the southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul to the northern part of São Paulo. It is reported by Reuters. «It has been a long time since we saw this kind of frosts in Brazil», — Rural Clima's meteorologist Marco Antonio dos Santos said in a note to...

Brazil’s 2021/22 centre-south (CS) sugar production was revised to 34.1 million tonnes from an April projection of 35.6 million tonnes, as persistent dry weather hurt cane development, food trader and supply chain services provider Czarnikow said on Tuesday. It is reported by Reuters. According to the report, Brazilian millers will be able to crush only 535 million tonnes of sugar cane this season, the smallest amount since 2012. Czarnikow’s prev...

Sugar cane output for the 2021-22 crop year is expected to drop below 100 million tonnes as sugar millers are offering higher prices amid tough competition to buy crops. It is reported by Bangkok Post. Drought is a major factor reducing yields, which will affect sugar production and exports. Even in the wet season, Thailand will see less rainfall this year,...