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Tamil Nadu sugar output will fall to historic low

Tamil Nadu will continue to under perform in sugar output as planting acreages remain stagnant across major cane growing districts. It is reported by BusinessLine. This means the coming 2018-19 sugar season (October-September) will continue to be lacklustre though there could be a small improvement in output. It also means that...


France sees stable sugar beet area in 2018

France's farm ministry on Tuesday estimated that farmers would sow 483,000 hectares of sugar beet for the 2018 harvest, little changed from 486,000 hectares in 2017. It is reported by Reuters.   In a crop report, the total barley area was pegged at 1,85 million hectares, down from 1,91 million hectares last year. This included 502,000 hectares of spring...


Bad weather hinders sugar beet sowing in Germany

Poor weather has hindered the start of sugar beet sowing in Germany, the European Union's second largest beet producer, but the sowed area is likely to be similar to last year, the head of Germany's sugar industry association WVZ said on Monday. It is reported by Reuters. «Sowings of sugar beet has started this year with a significant delay, — said association CEO Guenter Tissen, — In some regions the delay has now r...


Brazil cane industry blasts Pakistan, India sugar export policies

Brazil's sugarcane industry on Thursday took aim at policies undertaken by Pakistan and India to protect local producers and boost sugar exports, arguing they could further depress global prices. It is reported by Reuters. Pakistan, whose stature as a sugar producer has been growing in recent years, in January quadrupled the volume of sugar eligible for export subsidies to 2 million tonnes...


The European Union sugar beet campaign-2018 is delayed

A damp, cold start to spring is holding up sugar beet planting in the European Union, raising an early question mark over harvest prospects after last year’s bumper crop. It is reported by Reuters. EU sugar beet production surged last year after farmers increased the planted area ahead of the ending of the bloc’s sugar quota system, and as favourable weather b...


Brazil is cutting sugar output by 5 mln tonnes

Brazil’s Copersucar, the world’s largest sugar merchant, expects sugar output to fall by 5 million tonnes in the new center-south cane crop that starts in April, as mills earmark more cane to ethanol production instead. It is reported by Reuters. Copersucar, who partners with Cargill Inc in the world’s largest sugar trader Alvean, said mills in center-south should allocate only 41,5 percent of cane to sugar...


Southern India sugar mills operating at 25% capacity

In Southern India sugar mills are reeling under low production and extremely low cane crushing capacity utilisation. It is reported by SmartInvestor. While drought has resulted in low capacity utilisation due to lower cane availability, the mills are also having to deal with increasing fixed cost and price falls,...


Louisiana's sugarcane processing season is extended for three weeks

It looks as if Louisiana’s sugarcane grinding season is going to be an extended one. But there is a good reason for the late finish — an exceptional sugarcane crop. It is reported by Daily Advertiser. Most years, the majority of mills complete grinding by the end of December. While some may be finished by then this year, others are scheduled to continue grindi...


Brazil's sugar cane production will decrease by more than 3%

The government on Tuesday reduced its forecast for Brazil's 2017/18 sugar cane crop to 635,59 million tonnes, a 3,3% fall from the prior cycle, citing a reduction in planted area. It is reported by Reuters. Sugar production is expected to reach 39,46 million tonnes this season, a 0,2% rise from the previous cycle as mills boosted the amount of cane they earmarked for pr...


India scraps stock limit on sugar for traders

India has scrapped limits on the quantity of sugar that traders can keep, a government statement said on Tuesday, indicating higher output in the year that began in October. It is reported by Reuters. India, the world's top sugar consumer, had imposed inventory limits on traders in the 2016/17 season to keep prices under control as production fell after dry weather...

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