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Australia – Canegrowers is at this stage maintaining a forecast for a 5 percent rise in output to 4.4 million to 4.5 million metric tons

August 27, 2010 - 1:14am
Sugar-Cane Harvesting in Australia Delayed by Rains, Producers’ Group Says Bloomberg Global sugar production may exceed demand by 3.2 million tons in 2010-2011 compared with a shortage of 4.9 million tons a year earlier, the International …


German output of refined sugar in the new 2010/11 season is likely to fall to 3.671 million tonnes against 4.2 million tonnes – WVZ said on Tuesday.

August 25, 2010 - 1:54am
German Sugar Industry Sees Low Output in 2010/11 FLEXNEWS … tonnes against 4.2 million tonnes in the previous season, the German sugar industry association WVZ said on Tuesday in its first production forecast. …


Cameroon – SOSUCAM produces 120,000 tonnes of the 150,000 tonnes of sugar that the country needs.

August 24, 2010 - 11:26pm
SOSUCAM taunts Trade Minister The Messenger But the meeting would have a more lasting impression is that with the operators of the sugar industry. For two reasons. First, under what …


Sugar output in Brazil’s Center South, may be cut by 1 million metric tons due to dry weather – Copersucar.

August 24, 2010 - 1:27pm
Brazil’s Copersucar Sees Irreversible Damage Paring Nation’s Sugar … Bloomberg Sugar output in Brazil’s Center South, the world’s-largest producing region, …


Sugar Demand in Asia remains very strong,- “Refiners will need to import around 3.5 million metric tons in the next six months, hard to get while sugar remains caught up in Brazil.” QSL

August 23, 2010 - 11:45pm
Asia May Face Supply Shortages, Queensland Sugar Says ShipId.com Queensland Sugar ships more than 90 percent of Australia’s raw sugar exports. Cane Harvest Australia’s harvest was about 25 percent to 30 percent completed …


Russia’s raw-sugar import duty may fall to $140 a metric ton in October.

August 23, 2010 - 3:19pm
Sugar Import Duty May Fall The Moscow Times Russia’s raw-sugar import duty may fall to $140 a metric ton in October, the Institute for Agriculture Market Studies said, citing preliminary calculations …


Mexican consumption of HFCS, which is cheaper than sugar, nearly doubled from 653,000 tonnes in the 2008/09 cycle to 1.2 million tonnes this crop year.

August 23, 2010 - 2:19pm
ANALYSIS-Mexicans use more US corn syrup, displacing sugar Forexyard In the coming season, Mexican sugar production is expected to increase slightly to up to 5.1 million tonnes. This could produce a glut that will allow it to …


SASA said the industry was still in talks with the South African government and the EU to conclude an economic partnership agreement that would allow producers to export sugar into the bloc.

August 23, 2010 - 11:04am
SA Sugar Producers Seek Interim EU Trade Pact Mmegi Online Trikam said South African sugar producers need to boost their revenue and in return increase output. South Africa's 2009/10 season total sugar production …


China Jan July Sugar Imports 714347 Tons Down 17.3% On Year

August 23, 2010 - 12:54am
* China JanJuly Sugar Imports 714347 Tons Down 17.3% On Year Aug 23 2010Dow Jones Commodities News Select via Comtex China JanJuly Sugar Imports 714347 Tons Down 17.3% On Year. MORE TO FOLLOW Dow Jones Newswires …


Nepal – The internal production of sugar is 65,000 metric tons while the country’s yearly demand is around 150,000 metric tons.

August 22, 2010 - 6:08pm
Government cuts tariff in imports of sugar Nepal News The government has cut down the tariff in the imports of sugar. The cabinet meeting held on Friday has decided to cut down the customs duty to one percent …


United States – USDA Responds to Tight U.S. Raw Sugar Market

August 22, 2010 - 4:14am
USDA Responds to Tight U.S. Raw Sugar Market Imperial Sugar These actions are in response to increased tightness in the U.S. raw sugar market. This announcement does not change the level of any U.S. sugar import TRQs …


Russia’s sugar beet crop will emerge relatively unscathed from the summer’s drought

August 21, 2010 - 12:26am
Russian sugar beet crop unscathed by drought – expert – Interfax Aug 20 Russia’s sugar beet crop will emerge relatively unscathed from the summer’s drought and not more than 5% of it will have to be ploughed …


Vietnam – 127,000 tons of sugar in the country’s stock as of August 15

August 20, 2010 - 4:15am
Sugar prices seen stable till end September… Saigon Times Vietnam’s sugar prices will stay stable until the end of September when the 20102011 sugarcane crop starts according to the Vietnam Sugar Association …


Mexico will increase output of the sweetener to at least 5.1 million metric tons in the 2010-2011 crop year

August 19, 2010 - 12:19pm
Mexican Sugar Chamber Sees 2010/11 Harvest of 5.1 Million Tons BusinessWeek (Bloomberg) Mexico, the world’s sixth-largest sugar producer, will produce at least 5.1 million metric tons of the sweetener in the 2010-2011 crop …


Ukraine – By August 1 this year stocks of sugar were 435 thousand tons, with a demand for this month being about 165 thousand tons.

August 19, 2010 - 7:17am
Ukraine may supply sugar to foreign market since 2011 – agriculture ministry UkrAgroConsult Next year Ukraine will be able to enter the foreign market with its domestic sugar, given projections for reducing the volume of sugar production in Russia. …


United States – July Sugar Imports Circular

August 19, 2010 - 12:31am
July Sugar Monthly Imports Circular — USDA U.S. Sugar and Sugar-Containing Product Tariff-Rate Quota (TRQ) Allocations and Entries by Month Under Free Trade Agreements (.pdf) …


Brazil could produce as much as 200 billion gallons of ethanol from sugarcane. That would represent about 14% of the world fuel demand for transportation in 2006, the scientists said.

August 16, 2010 - 11:43pm
Sugarcane Seen as Major Next Generation Biofuel Posted: 14 Aug 2010 11:57 AM PDT Brazil has the potential to be a powerhouse in next-generation biofuels, just as it is with today’s version of fuel ethanol, according to an article published by the journal Science. In the article, scientists led by Chris Somerville at the [...]


South Africa expected to produce 2.141 million tonnes of sugar in the 2010/11 season, down from a previous 2.241 million tonnes forecast.

August 16, 2010 - 11:39pm
SAfrica sugar output fcast cut after drought concerns Reuters Africa JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s sugar output for the 2010/11 season is seen slightly lower than previously forecast, latest data showed, …


USDA – The August issue of the SUGAR AND SWEETENERS OUTLOOK is available

August 16, 2010 - 11:37pm
The August issue of the SUGAR AND SWEETENERS OUTLOOK is available in PDF format. You are able to view this publication at: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1386 The next issue of SUGAR AND SWEETENERS OUTLOOK will be released on September 14, 2010.  This report examines world and U.S. production, consumption, trade, stocks, and prices for beet and cane sugar, [...]


Argentina – ” We are complying with the program to export up to 150,000 tons in September” said president of the Centro Azucarero Argentino ( CAA ) Fernando Nebbia

August 16, 2010 - 11:32pm
“If it were to import sugar, the domestic price would plummet” La Gaceta Tucumán The leader said that the market is well supplied and said that if sugar would only be missing that export less than expected. …