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Australia cane crush delayed again by wet weather

In Australia cane crushing has once again been delayed because of Mother Nature. It is reported by NewsMail. Bundaberg Sugar operations general manager David Pickering told the storm had delayed harvesting by a few days for both Millaquin and Bingera mills. «Many power...


India raises ethanol price by 5%

India’s cabinet approved a 5% increase in the price of ethanol to ease pressure on suppliers of the fuel and cut crude imports. It is reported be Reuters. The price of ethanol was fixed at 40,85 rupees (17,16 UAH) per liter before tax, and would be applicable for a year starting Dec. 1. India has been aiming to boost the...


India's top sugar producing state raises sugarcane price by 3,3%

India’s biggest sugar producing state has raised the price mills must pay for the new crop by 3,3%. It is reported by Reuters. Uttar Pradesh raised the cane price to 315 rupees (UAH 126) per 100 kg for the crop year that began this month, up from 305 rupees (UAH 122) in the previous year. The fed...


Australia sugar mills resume crushing after wet spell

In Australia crushing was resumed at Wilmar Sugar's Plane Creek Mill in the early hours of Monday morning after a five-day wet weather stoppage. It is reported by Daily Mercury. Proserpine is expected to start up around 4 am on Tuesday morning when contractors started cutting again on Monday. The mill was shut down for five days as well due...


In Australia sugar mill operations crushed by heavy rains

In Australia heavy rains have brought crushing at five Mackay region sugar mills to a halt as growers struggle to harvest. It is reported by Daily Mercury. Widespread coastal rain has severely limited harvesting operations and all of Wilmar Sugar's eight mills had run out of cane to crush by lunchtime. Cane...


Suedzucker earnings up in its sugar and biofuels sectors

Suedzucker, Europe’s largest sugar refiner, said high revenues in its sugar and biofuels sectors helped propel a strong rise in second quarter earnings, and the company remained optimistic as the European Union’s liberalized sugar market starts. It is reported be Reuters. Suedzucker confirmed its previous forecast for group operating result in its current 2017/18 financial year of 425 to 500 million euros ($ 505-594 million) against 426 mi...


Cane crush in Brazil's Center-South region will be reduced by 8% — S&P Global Platts

In the second half of September in Brazil's Center-South region the volume of sugarcane crushed would be down 8.6% from two weeks prior, when 45,44 million tonnes were crushed. It is reported by S&P Global Platts. The amount of sugarcane crushed in Brazil's key Center-South region is expected to total 41,55 million tonnes, down 2,3% year on year. Despite l...


In Australia the sugarcane harvested area will decrease to 400,000 ha

In 2017/18 in Australia the harvested area for sugar cane is revised down to 400,000 hectares, due to the lower price and competition from other crops. It is reported by Reuters. Australian sugar cane crush for 2017/18 is forecast at 34 million MT, up 6%. Sugar production is forecast at 4,8 million tonnes, the same as the official forecast. E...


Brazil may boost ethanol output and cut sugar production

Brazil's center-south region may increase ethanol output in the current cane crop by 1 billion liters, compared to a previous estimate of 23,8 billion liters, as demand for the biofuel rises, according to a leading analyst. It is reported be Reuters. Center-south mills might cut sugar production between 500,000 and 1 million tonnes this crop as a result of higher ethanol output, Luiz Carlos Correa Carvalho, head...


Brazil's center-south region produced less sugar than expected — Unica

Brazil's center-south region crushed less cane and produced less sugar than expected in the second half of August, according to figures released by cane industry group Unica. It is reported be Reuters. Mills in the world's largest sugar-producing region crushed 38,91 mln t of cane late in August versus 45,28 mln t in the first half of the month, Unica said. Ana...

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