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 This year he’s looking to bring in more than usual to the Western Sugar Cooperative’s processing facility in Lovell, where he also serves on the board of directors. It is reported by wyoming public media. «The crop was put in a timely manner in the spring and we had the nice rains and the right kind of weather. There's just not a lot of thi...

Sugar production in Brazil's center-south totaled 3.26 million tonnes in the second half of August, down 6% year-on-year, as mills allocated less sugarcane to sugar production than expected, industrygroup UNICA said on Thursday. It is reported by xm.com. Sugarcane crushing fell 3.25% in the period to 45.07 million tonnes (see tables below). Sugar output was in line with market expectations, while crushing came in slig...

The prices of benchmark raw sugar in New York are likely to stay firm and could gain ground, based on a global lack of the sweetener, according to a note published by Bank of America Global Research on Monday, reported Reuters. As per media report, analysts at the bank said the sugarcane crushing in Brazil, the world’s largest sugar producer and exporter, is falling short of expectations because of dry weather conditio...

The government of India on Tuesday notified exports of 8,606 tonnes of raw cane sugar under the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) scheme to the US for the October 2024 - September 2025 period. It is reported by Business Standard. Shipments under the TRQ enjoy relatively lesser customs duties. After the quota is reached, a higher tariff applies to additional imports. «The quantit...

Thailand’s domestic sugar supply is sufficient to meet demand in the industrial and household sectors this year, with total consumption at 1.27 million tonnes in the first half, according to the country’s Office of the Cane and Sugar Board (OCSB). It is reported by theinvestor.vn. Virit Viseshindh, secretary-general of the OCSB said that sugar cane output is declining in Thailand and other countries because of drought, but officials are...

Germany's refined sugar production from beets in the new 2024/25 season is forecast to rise to about 4.77 million tonnes, up about 13% from last season's 4.22 million tonnes, the WVZ sugar association said on Monday in its first harvest forecast. It is reported by Reuters. The country's farmers increased plantings to 385,000 hectares of sugar beet for the new crop, up 5.7% from last season, the association said. Farmers elsewhere in...

Heavy rainfall has spoiled Indian sugar mills' plans for an early start to cane crushing so raw sugar exports could get underway before supplies start coming on the market from rival exporter Thailand, a senior industry official and dealers said. It is reported by yahoo.news. The delay in cane crushing in the world's biggest sugar producer and the second biggest exporter could push back shipments of raw sugar from India and may sup...

Fires in Brazil sugarcane fields in recent days have helped drive prices to a five-week peak and added to problems with the crop. It is reported by Reuters. The fires, despite the damage from the blazes being limited, are yet another negative factor for the world's largest sugarcane producer. Experts said that mills wi...

Brazil's largest sugar group Raizen SA estimated that about 1.8 million tonnes of its sugarcane, including what it sources from suppliers, had been affected by the fires, or about 2% of the total expected for its 2024/25 crop. It is reported by Reuters. In a securities filing, Raizen said it did not expect the fires to lead to material losses to its results as it is prioritizing the crushing of the affected sugarcane to...

As this year’s sugar beet harvest approaches, British Sugar have confirmed the campaign start dates for each of its four factories. It is reported by newarkadvertiser.co.uk. The factory beet intake will open at the Newark factory, on Great North Road, on September 23. Some 100,000 hectares of sugar beet have been grown...