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Sugar production in the first half of August in Brazil's key Center-South region is expected to total 3.249 million mt, a surge of 53% year on year, according to the consensus expectations of analysts surveyed by S&P Global Platts Aug. 24. It is reported by press-service of S&P Global Platts. If analyst estimates prove to be right, this would be the highest volume of sugar produced in any H1 August on record. Based on the...

Brazil’s total sugar production in the 2020-21 season (April-March) is expected to grow 32% and reach a record 39.33 million tonnes as mills allocate more raw material to sugar production and less to ethanol, the government said on Thursday. It is reported by Reuters. In its second projection for national production, which includes the major center-south region as well as the smaller north-northeast area, Brazil’s Conab food supp...

The French government will propose lifting a ban on certain pesticides blamed for harming bees to protect sugar beet crops that have been ravaged by insects this year, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday. It is reported by Reuters. The government plans to support a legislative amendment in parliament later this year to exempt sugar beet for up to three years from a general ban on neonicotinoids, the...

Sugar production in Brazil's center-south region reached 10.57 million tonnes so far in the 2020-21 season that began in April, 57% more than in the previous season, industry group Unica said on Wednesday. It is reported by Nasdaq. Mills in Brazil continue to push for maximum sugar output at the expense of ethanol, with cane allocation for production of the sweetener reaching near a record 47% early...

Mills in the main sugar belt in Brazil kept producing as much sugar as possible late in May, driving cumulative output of the sweetener so far in the season to a 65% growth from a year earlier, industry data showed on Friday. It is reported by Reuters. Brazilian mills produced 8 million tonnes of sugar in the first two months of the new crop, up from 4.8 million a year earlier, cane industry group Unica said. Mills a...

Dry spring weather and early pest attacks have hurt sugar beet crops in the European Union (EU) where farmers discouraged by low returns had already reduced sowings, but good summer weather could limit losses, growers said. It is reported by Successful Farming. It was too early to give precise estimates as sugar beets were only entering the key development stage but it was unlikely this year's yields would be abov...

India's opening sugar stocks for the upcoming marketing year starting Oct. 1 is forecast to drop 21% due to a decline in production over the 2019-2020 season amid low rainfall. It is reported by S&P Global Platts. According to the Indian Sugar Mills Association June 2, opening sugar stocks for the season starting Oct. 1 is forecast to fall to 11,5 million mt, reflecti...

Mills in India, the world’s biggest sugar producer, are likely to churn out around 27 million tonnes of sugar in the current season that began on Oct. 1, 2019, up from the previous forecast of 26,5 million tonnes, the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said in a statement. It is reported by Reuters. India’s sugar output is expected to rise nearly 1,89% this year from a previous forecast as the country-wide lockdown to stem the spread of the new coronavirus has...

Indian mills produced 26,5 million tonnes of sugar between October and May, down 19% from a year earlier, due to lower output in the drought-hit western state of Maharashtra, the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said on Monday. It is reported by Reuters. The country is the world's biggest sugar producer and lower output could support global prices. Mills in Maharashtra produced 6 million tonnes of sugar from Oct. 1...

Thailand’s cane output in the 2019/20 season was the lowest in a decade, as prolonged drought undermined yield, a Thai cane and sugar agency said on Wednesday. It is reported by Reuters. Thailand, the world’s second-largest sugar exporter after Brazil, crushed 74.89 million tonnes of sugarcane in the season that ended earlier this month, producing o...