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Two sugar factories have already completed the sugar refining season. As of today, three sugar factories continue their work. This is reported by Vinnytsia RMA. Since the beginning of the production season, 2.4 million tonnes of sugar beets have been processed, which is more than the corresponding date last year. More tha...

Having studied the experience of Polish and German companies, one of the largest sugar producers in Ukraine, «UKRPROMINVEST-AGRO», began to practice covering sugar beet piles with agrofiber for better storage of beets during late transportation. Oleksandr Havrish, a Deputy General Director for Development of Partner Programs at «UKRPROMINVEST-AGRO», told AgroPortal.ua about it. «We plan to cover about 70 thousand ton...

Sugar production in Brazil’s central-south region reached 1.08 million metric tonnes in the second half of November, according to industry group UNICA, marking a 23% drop compared to the same period last year, but still surpassing market expectations. It is reported by chinimandi. During this time, sugarcane crushing fell by 15.2%, totaling 20.35 million tonnes, UNICA reported. Analysts surveyed by S&P Global Commodity Insights had predic...

The German investment company Connect GmbH & Co. geschlossene Invest KG (Connect) will provide «Astarta» with a loan of €5 million for a period of seven years to modernize one of its sugar plants. This is stated in the company’s announcement on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. «The deal is financed by the ImpactConnect program, which includes any financing and Connect financing program...

Agrarians of Cherkasy region completed sugar beet harvesting campaign. It is reported by the Department of Agri-Industrial Development of Cherkasy Regional State Administration. Sugar beet harvesting has been completed in the region — 781.4 thousand tonnes. T...

UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced that sugarcane processing was down during the first half of November. Ethanol production was also down for the two-week period, but ethanol sales were up.  It is reported by ethanolproducer. Mills in the south-central region of Brazil processed 16.46 million metric tons of sugarcane during the first half of November, down 52.81% when compared to...

The French sugar beet industry is expected to grow to 32.4 million tonnes in this year. This is up from the 31.6 million tonnes in 2023, despite yields dropping to their lowest level in 17 years due to bad weather. It is reported by Reuters. CGB's forecast for the current harvest is well below the latest French Ministry of Agriculture's forecast, which was 33.7 million tonnes based on estimated by Nov...

Mexico sugar production is estimated 8% higher to 5.4 million tonnes due to expected favorable weather staving off some of the drought conditions. It is reported by USDA in its November report. Consumption and stocks are expected to be down due to higher exports which are estimated to rise on higher available supplies with exports to the...

China sugar production is up over 1.0 million tonnes to 11.0 million tonnes as the area for both sugarcane and sugarbeets are expected to rise. It is reported by USDA in its November report. Consumption is estimated up slightly on the assumption that consumer spending will increase with lower sugar prices, increasing demand. Imports a...

25,000 tonnes of sugar will be imported by Bangladesh from Pakistan; it is anticipated that the cargo will reach Chittagong Port from Karachi Port next month. This is the first time in many years that Pakistan’s sugar sector is exporting so much sugar to Bangladesh. Although sugar exports from India are currently prohibited, Bangladesh used to purchase sugar from India. It is reported by maritimegateway. With Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s assent, the Pakistani sugar industry signed agreements this year to export almost 600,000 tonnes of sugar. Thailan...