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China production is forecast up 340,000 tonnes — to 11.5 million tonnes. This is reported by USDA in its December report. Sugarcane area is expected to rise and sugar beets are expected to benefit from favorable weather. With output rising faster than consumption, stock...

Global sugar production in 2025/26 is forecast up 8.3 million tonnes year over year to 189.3 million tonnes with higher production in Brazil and India expected to more than offset lower European Union production. THis is reported by USDA in its December report. Increased shipments from Brazil, India, and Thailand are expected to more than offset reduced exports from the European Union. Ending stocks are for...

 India's sugar production in the first two months of the 2025/26 season, which began on October 1, rose 43% from a year earlier, driven by better recovery rates and faster crushing across major producing states, leading industry bodies said on Tuesday. It is reported by Reuters. The higher output is expected to allow the world's second-largest sugar producer to export surplus supplies without risk of domestic shortages, although it could weig...

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...