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Datagro cuts sugar surplus forecast to 1 million tonnes. It is reported by tradingview.co. The global sugar market is forecast to have a smaller surplus in the 2025/26 season that started in October than initially estimated, mainly due to production...

Mexico on Tuesday implemented a new tariff for sugar imports due to falling international prices and a risk of oversupply in the domestic market, according to the country's Official Gazette. It is reported by Reuters. The new tariff of 156% per kg applies to all types of sugar, including beet sugar and syrups. Refined liquid sugar will be subject to a 210.44% tariff, according to a&nbs...

The Centre has decided to permit the export of 1,5 million tonnes of sugar for the 2025-26 season, which began in October, according to Food Minister Pralhad Joshi, reported ChiniMandi. In addition, the Union Food Ministry has decided to remove the 50% export duty on molasses, Joshi stated in a letter dated November 7 to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The export decision was...

On October 20th, the Spanish cooperative ACOR announced the start of the sugar beet harvest for the 2025/26 season, anticipating a recovery in average yields and an increase in sugar content. The sucrose content of the first 5,300 tonnes of sugar beets received by the company this season exceeds 17.5%, a percentage point higher than the previous season. If this level of productivity is...

According to a survey carried out exclusively by NovaCana, the milling estimate for 2025/26 is 596.97 million tonens, a volume that represents a 4% drop compared to the previous harvest and the lowest since the 2022/23. This estimate is the average of forecasts compiled by Novacana analysts along with 19 other companies and analysts. However, considering the initial estimates for the next cycle, sugarcane fields s...

Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Zulkifli Hasan, announced that the government plans to mandate the use of 10% ethanol, or E10, in fuel products by 2026. It is reported by Tempo.co. «It will be mandatory, but only once we are ready», — Zulkifli said. Zulkifli noted that blending ethanol into gasoline could influence the pri...

Sugar mills in Karnataka’s districts near the Maharashtra border are set to begin their crushing operations on Monday, following a decision by the neighboring state to bring forward its sugarcane crushing start date from November 1 to October 20. This early start, by ten days, could potentially affect the sugar mills in Maharashtra. Karnataka’s Sugar Minister, Shivanand Patil, made the announcement on Saturday, cautioning that delayed ha...

Europe's largest sugar producer Suedzucker reported about an 82% fall in quarterly operating profit as it continued to face weak EU sugar markets. It is reported by Reuters. The German company said operating profit in June-August, the second quarter of its 2025/26 fiscal year, totalled 20 million euros ($23.29 million), down from 114 million...

The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday assured that there will be no sugar importation until the first half of 2026 to help protect local sugarcane farmers. It is reported by Philippine News Agency. The DA made the statement to ensure reasonable buying prices of raw sugar, following reported low levels during the first sugar bidding in Negros last Oct....