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Two new high-yielding sugar beet varieties with tolerance to beet cyst nematode are the highlight of the nine new beet varieties approved for use for beet growers in spring 2023. It is reported by Farmers Weekly. Harryetta and Button are added to the new Recommended List (RL) of sugar beet varieties for 2023, both having tolerance to the yield-damaging nematode. The firs...

India plans to restrict sugar exports for the first time in six years to prevent a surge in domestic prices and could cap this season’s exports at 8 million tonnes. It is reported by hellenicshippingnews. «Sugar output is going to be a record high, but stocks are depleting fast because of exports. Uncontrolled exports could create scarcity and local...

Sugar production in Uttar Pradesh, the country’s largest cane producing state, is likely to fall around 10% year-on-year to under 10 mln tonnes in the October 2021-September 2022 season, according to industry sources. It is reported by Financial Express. The dip in production is primarily due to diversion into ethanol production, but rising disease and pest infestation also impacted the output. Sugar recovery ha...

Sugar production in Thailand, a top exporter of the sweetener, is heading for a three-year high after an end to two years of drought-like weather conditions improved crop prospects. It is reported by Bangkok Post. Output may reach 10 million tonnes by the end of the current crushing season on March 31, according to Thai Sugar Millers Corp. The mills produced 9.6 million tonnes...

The Federal Government has disclosed that for Nigeria to meet its sugar sufficiency and stop the importation of 1.7 million tonnes of raw sugar annually, Nigeria will need to develop about 250,000 hectares of lands It is reported by New Telegraphng. Already, the country has an annual demand of 1.75 mln tonnes of sugar for industrial and domestic use. Government also added that for the country to achie...

Maharashtra is looking at record sugar production in the 2021-22 season, leaving its closest competitor Uttar Pradesh far behind. As of Monday, 197 mills in Maharashtra have crushed 107,258 mln tonnes of cane to produce 11,116 mln tonnes of sugar. Uttar Pradesh has reported production of 7,8 mln tonnes of sugar so far this season It is reported by Financial Express. Maharashtra sugar commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad said total production in the state is likely to touch 12,5 mln tonne by the end of the season, the highest t...

A local firm is seeking the approval of the environmental watchdog to construct a new sugar factory in Siaya County. It is reported by Business Daily. Seal Sugar Mill says it is looking for a green light from the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) to build the factory in Alego Usonga sub county, whi...

In Barbados, the 2022 sugar cane season started on Monday, March 14. It is reported by nationnews. Minister of Agriculture Indar Weir announced at a press conference, which was held at Portvale Sugar Factory earlier today, that 100 000 tonnes of sugar cane woul...

India could export a record 7.5 million tonnes of sugar in the 2021/22 marketing year, nearly 25% more than the previous estimate, with output set to reach a record high thanks to beneficial weather, a leading trade body said on Friday. It is reported by Reuters. Higher exports from the world's second-biggest sugar producer could weigh on global prices. Mills have so far signed contracts to export 6 million tonnes of sugar...

The Cuban sugar industry is barreling again toward its worst season ever, according to official media reports and sources, threatening to dent both national pride and economic growth. It is reported by Reuters. The 2022 harvest is set to fall well short of last year's record low, according to official data and two local sugar experts. It is currently running at least 30% shy...