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Philippines – “We are looking at [holding the auction] in the first or second week of July for the additional imports,” SRA Administrator Bernardo C. Trebol said

June 28, 2010 - 12:59pm
Rights to import more sugar set for auction by mid-July BusinessWorld Online THE GOVERNMENT plans to auction off the rights to import more sugar of up to 150000 metric tons (MT) by the second week of July, a Sugar Regulatory …


Vietnam – According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the inventory of sugar has reached 300,000 tons.

June 28, 2010 - 11:21am
Sweet dreams of sugar profits dissolving VietNamNet Bridge This year, however, they may not enjoy a sweet crop. To date, Mekong Delta farmers have cultivated some 55000 hectares of sugar cane, an increase of 3000 …


EU Imports October 09 – May 2010 by Month, Type and Origin added to latest Sugarflows Analysis.

June 28, 2010 - 1:01am
Latest EU 27 sugar imports figures by month, type,  destination and origin are now included in the current Global Model – http://pil5phil.cachefly.net/ModelSelection.htm (Select United Kingdom, France , etc.  from the Upper Left Drop-Down Menu ) Philip Myers


Brazil Exports October 09 – May 2010 by Month and Destination added to latest Sugarflows Analysis.

June 27, 2010 - 11:35pm
The latest brazilian sugar exports figures by month, type and destination are now included in the current Global Model – http://pil5phil.cachefly.net/ModelSelection.htm (Select “Brazil” from the Upper Left Drop-Down Menu ) Philip Myers


Armenia – New 220,000 MT sugar refinery to start production 29 June.

June 27, 2010 - 10:26pm
ARMENIE-ECONOMIE Nouvelles d’Arménie L’usine à sucre d’Akhourian, dans la région de Chirag est en activité. Elle sera néanmoins inaugurée officiellement le 29 juin. .


India – the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) has deferred the decision on imposing customs duty on imported refined sugar

June 27, 2010 - 12:45pm
Centre defers move to impose customs duty on refined sugar Hindu Business Line Global sugar market has also corrected down from the peak of 27 cents a pound to the more recent 14-15 cents a pound in anticipation that India may not have …


Trading Corp. of Pakistan will invite bids for buying 175,000 metric tons of refined sugar, the notice to be issued June 28, Chairman Anjum Bashir said.

June 26, 2010 - 2:47am
Pakistan to Invite Bids for Import of 175000 Tons of Sugar, Bashir Says Bloomberg Pakistan plans to import 1.2 million tons of sugar to control demand and prices. The Asian country on June 21 called bids to purchase 200000 tons in a …


The Czech government has signed an agreement to facilitate a company owned by East Java farmers to access financing worth US$85 million from banks in the Czech Republic to build a sugar refinery,

June 26, 2010 - 1:03am
Czech govt helps farmers get $85 million loan for refinery Jakarta Post Supporting companies to build more sugar plants is one strategy to increase the country’s sugar production.” Indonesia is targeting to produce 6 million …


India – many forecasts assumed that increasing amounts of cane would continue to be diverted from making gur to manufacturing sugar.

June 25, 2010 - 1:03pm
Gur could threaten world’s return to sugar surplus Agrimoney.com A revival in the popularity of gur in India could upset forecasts of a healthy surplus in world sugar production next year, and help underpin prices of the …


German sugar beet plantings are developing well in favourable weather and the country is on course for a good crop this year

June 25, 2010 - 2:14am
Germany on Course for Good Sugar Beet Crop FLEXNEWS “But it is too early for more details or an estimate of production.” German refined sugar production in the 2009/10 season from beets harvested last winter …


Sugar output in Thailand, the second-largest exporter, may plunge as much as 13 percent in the next crop year

June 24, 2010 - 8:38pm
Thai Sugar Output May Fall 13% Next Year on Drought, Floods BusinessWeek Cane output may fall to around 60 million metric tons — equivalent to sugar production of 6 million tons, he said. The forecast is lower than the office’s …


La compagnie sucrière africaine du Gabon (SUCAF Gabon) veut produire, par rapport à la campagne sucrière de l’année 2010, 26000 tonnes de sucre en 132 jours

June 24, 2010 - 7:44pm
SUCAF veut produire 26000 tonnes de sucre en 132 jours de travail accélérés Libreville, 24 juin (GABONEWS) – La compagnie sucrière africaine du Gabon (SUCAF Gabon) veut produire, par rapport à la campagne sucrière de l’année 2010, 26000 tonnes de sucre en 132 jours de travail accéléré, rapporte ce jeudi le quotidien [...]


a drop in seasonal rain in India, the world’s largest consumer of the sweetener, may lead to a smaller harvest

June 24, 2010 - 1:52pm
Sugar Rises as India’s Reduced Monsoon Rainfall May Curb Output BusinessWeek By Debarati Roy June 24 (Bloomberg) — Sugar prices rose in New York for the first time in three days on speculation that a drop in seasonal rain in India, …


Devastating floods in Brazil’s northeastern region in recent days are expected to hurt the region’s 2010-11 sugarcane crop.

June 24, 2010 - 9:29am
Floods Expected To Hurt Brazils Northeast Sugarcane Crop … Thu Jun 24 111917 2010 EDT SAO PAULO Dow Jones Devastating floods in Brazil’s northeastern region …


Brazil – Previsão do Sindicato dos Produtores de Açúcar e Álcool de Pernambuco estima perda de quatro milhões de toneladas da matéria-prima.

June 24, 2010 - 7:49am
Brazil – Previsão do Sindicato dos Produtores de Açúcar e Álcool de Pernambuco estima perda de quatro milhões de toneladas da matéria-prima. Jornal a Cidade Posted: 23 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT Região enviará açúcar e etanol para o Nordeste  Transporte de produtos da cana já ocorreu antes e desta vez pode ser [...]


Bi-Weekly comparative table “2010 / 2011 Sugarcane Harvest in South-Central Brazil.”

June 24, 2010 - 7:47am
Bi-Weekly comparative table “2010 / 2011 Sugarcane Harvest in South-Central Brazil.” Sugar and ethanol Unica Of the total volume of cane processed from the beginning of the harvest to May 31, 42.72% was directed to sugar production and 57.28% to ethanol. In the second half of May, the share of [...]


Bi-Weekly comparative table “2010 / 2011 Sugarcane Harvest in South-Central Brazil.”

June 23, 2010 - 11:07pm
Sugar and ethanol Unica Of the total volume of cane processed from the beginning of the harvest to May 31, 42.72% was directed to sugar production and 57.28% to ethanol. In the second half of May, the share of processed cane that went to sugar production reached 44.38%. Accumulated production data from the [...]


Brazil – Previsão do Sindicato dos Produtores de Açúcar e Álcool de Pernambuco estima perda de quatro milhões de toneladas da matéria-prima.

June 23, 2010 - 11:00pm
Região enviará açúcar e etanol para o Nordeste Jornal a Cidade Transporte de produtos da cana já ocorreu antes e desta vez pode ser ampliado devido aos prejuízos causados pelas chuvas


Ecuador – Según la Federación Nacional de Azucareros (Fenazucar) en la zafra de este año se espera obtener 10,5 millones de sacos de azúcar, a diferencia de 2009 cuando la producción fue de 10,3 millones.

June 23, 2010 - 10:53pm
La cosecha de caña de azúcar empezó en la Costa. Diario Hoy (Ecuador) El ingenio Valdez, de la empresaria Isabel Noboa, comenzará su cosecha la próxima semana y tiene previsto producir cerca 3 millones de sacos de azúcar. …


Philippines – Production has dropped by five percent to 1.917 million MT as against 2.100 MT while consumption has gone up 21 percent because the long

June 23, 2010 - 7:40pm
Sugar Industry UrgesNegros Daily Bulletin He said that sugar production has dropped by five percent to 1.917 million MT as against 2.100 MT while consumption has gone up 21 percent because the long …