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Dubai-based Al Khaleej Sugar, owner of the world's largest port-based sugar refinery, is operating normally and is still ​open for import and export, the company's managing director, Jamal Al-Ghurair, told Reuters ‌on Thursday. Dubai's Al Khaleej sugar refinery still open for exports and importsThe comments came as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran entered its sixth day, with vessel traffic through the critical Strait of Ho...

During the first half of 2025/26 marketing year (September-February), Ukraine exported 270 thousand tonnes of sugar. The main destinations of Ukrainian exports during this period were: Lebanon – 29%, Syria – 17%, EU – 14%, North Macedonia – 6%, Mauritania – 5%.

China is considering taxing sugary drinks. The measure is aimed at compensating for the fiscal deficit and responding to public health problems such as obesity. The Financial Times reported that Chinese authorities are putting a plan to tax drinks high in sugar on the policy discussion table. China is a rare nation without a nationwide sugar tax among ma...

Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade Laziz Kudratov said that Nile Sugar is expected to begin implementing a $450 million project in Jizzakh from March. The initiative will be financed through direct foreign investment and will cover the full production cycle – from growing sugar beet to processing and producing finished sugar. This is reported by AgriInsite. According to Kudratov, the plant’s projected annual output will reach up to 200,000 tonnes of sugar, making it one of the largest projects of its kind in the c...

Nordzucker will cease sugar production in Trenčianská Teplá, Slovakia, after the 2025/2026 campaign. With this strategic decision, the company is strengthening supply security in South-Eastern Europe and adapting its production structure to a challenging market environment. This is reported by press service of the company. Nordzucker will discontinue sugar production in Trenčianská Teplá, Slovakia, after the 2025/2026 campaign and continue to operate the...

Lviv region completed 2025 sugar refining season, which recorded an increase in sugar production compared to the previous season. This is reported by press service of Department of Agri-Industrial Development of Lviv Regional State Administration. During the season that started in September 2025, the region processed more tha...

Last year alone five closures were announced, with another factory confirming it will not process sugar beet in the next campaign.   This is reported by CEFS in Linkedin. These closures are not isolated cases. They are the direct result of a depressed sugar market, rising production costs, and growing competition...

On February 1, Ukraine finished 2025 sugar refining season. 26 sugar factories — members of «Ukrsugar» Association produced 1.64 million tonnes of sugar. Taking into account another sugar factory that is not a member of the Association, bu...

Brazil’s sugarcane processors have fallen behind in hedging their output for the 2026/27 season, which starts in April, and are expected to shift more cane toward ethanol production as sugar prices remain below production costs in the country’s center-south region, Reuters reported. A report released on Monday by broker and supply chain services firm Czarnikow said Brazilian sugar mills have hedged, by taking short positions on New York’s ICE exchange, just over 20 percent...