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United States – Sugar Supply in U.S. Remains Tight | Imperial
March WASDE Report: Sugar Supply in U.S. Remains Tight | Imperial …
By isc
The USDA made more changes in the estimates of the 2009/2010 Mexican sugar balance. It reduced the estimate of the Mexican sugar crop by 200000 tons to 4.9 million tons raw value, in line with current reports of lower production to date …
United States – REUTERS: When will USDA make a decision on sugar imports?
REUTERS: When will USDA make a decision on sugar imports? « The …
By sugarcaneblog
If more sugar is needed, USDA could increase the tonnage allowed into the country under the tariff-rate quota, its main lever to control imports. By law, the TRQ is set on the Oct 1 start of the marketing year at the minimum [...]
May No.5 Sugar Down USD 200+ MT – See how Sugarflows shows impact of increases in India and Brazil crop estimates
Change crop estimates, and model the direct effect on outright prices, trade flows, spreads, arbs and differentials.
This Model has Brazil 2010/2011 production at 36,000,000 MT and India at 14,800,000 MT May NO.5 is projected at USD 790 MT
The same Model has Brazil 2010/2011 production at 38,000,000 MT and India at 16,800,000 MT May NO.5 is [...]
Guatemalan sugar exports from the current 2009-10 cane harvest are forecast to reach 1.4 million metric tons mixed value
DJ Guatemala 09-10 Sugar Exports Seen Up 2.4% To 1.4M Tons-Asazgua
GUATEMALA CITY, Mar 09, 2010 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex)
Guatemalan sugar exports from the current 2009-10 cane harvest are forecast to reach 1.4 million metric tons mixed value, the Guatemalan Sugar Growers Association, or Asazgua, said Tuesday.
French and Algerian firms to build sugar refinery
Farmers pack sugar cane in the southern Egyptian town of Nagaa Hamady in Qena
PARIS (Reuters) – French sugar maker Cristal Union and Algerian food firm LaBelle signed a partnership to build a joint refinery in Algeria with an initial capacity of 350,000 tonnes of raw sugar per year, Cristal Union said on Monday.
A private buyer in Iran has purchased 80,000 metric tons of raw sugar from international trade house Bunge, a European trade source said Monday.
A private buyer in Iran has purchased 80,000 metric tons of raw sugar from international trade house Bunge, a European trade source said Monday.
LONDON (Dow Jones)
The purchase, combined with Egypt’s state sugar buyer’s purchase of 90,000 tons of raw sugar at the weekend, could indicate that historically high sugar prices haven’t yet resulted in demand [...]
India 2009/10 sugar output seen at 16.8 mln T-industry
India 2009-10 Sugar Output Seen At 16.8 Mln Tons – Industry …
NEW DELHI, March 9 (Reuters)
India’s sugar output in year to September is seen at 16.8 million tonnes due to better yields, Indian Sugar Mills Association President Vivek Saraogi said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Mayank Bhardwaj; editing by Malini Menon)

