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A global sugar deficit of 2,34 million tonnes is seen developing in the 2019/2020 season, compared to a 0,48 million-tonne surplus in 2018/2019 as output from major Asian players is set to fall, said Plinio Nastari, president of consultancy Datagro. It is reported by BusinessLine. Production in second-largest producer India is forecast to fall to 29,1 million tonnes from 33,2 million tonnes in the previous season, Nastari said. Thai output is...

Sugar king Brazil is shunning the sweetener as booming demand for ethanol siphons off more of its cane crop. It is reported by Bloomberg. That’s the assessment of Alvean, the world’s largest sugar trader and a joint venture between U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill Inc. and Brazil...

A global sugar deficit of 6,7 million tonnes is seen developing in 2019/2020, following a 401,000-tonne surplus in the previous season. Luca Meierhofer, head of global cash trading at Louis Dreyfus Company, said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Production in historic top-producer Brazil is seen rising only slightly in the season to 2...

Brazil’s center-south will produce less sugar than initially expected in the new season that started in April, as higher gasoline prices boost demand for cheaper ethanol, leading mills to allocate less cane to sugar, broker INTL FCStone said on Tuesday. It is reported by Business Recorder.  FCStone cut its projection for sugar production in Brazil’s main producing belt to 27,8 million tonnes from 29,5 million tonnes expected in March....

Declining sugar production from major Asian producers in 2019/2020 is seen contributing to a global supply deficit for the year, broker INTL FCStone said on Tuesday. It is reported by Reuters. Production of white sugar in India, Asia’s top producer, is seen falling to 28,6 million tonnes in 2019/2020 from its record-large 2018/2019 crop of 32,9 million to...

Indian sugar production in 2019/2020 is expected to decline 8,4% from the record-large 2018/2019 crop to 30,3 million tonnes. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) attache in New Delhi said in a report. Output is expected to fall as the area under harvest contracts and the average sugar recovery rate declines, and as...

The amount of sugarcane crushed in the second half of April in Brazil's key Center-South region is expected to be 31,9 million tonnes, down 15,6% year on year, an S&P Global Platts survey of analysts found Wednesday. It is reported by press-service of S&P Global Platts. This would be the highest volume of cane crushed in 15 days since H2 September 2018, when 38.7 million tonnes was recorded. The crush...

Chinese sugar output is expected to rise less than 1% — to 10,7 million tonnes in 2019/2020, as low prices and limited land availability slow production growth. It is reported by U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA). The small growth in production is driven by increased beet output, especially out of Inner Mongolia, the top beet-producing province. Overall...

Egypt has enough reserves of sugar to last for seven months. State news agency MENA reported on Tuesday, quoting Supply Minister Ali Moselhi. The agency said the minister urged refineries to continue to receive sugar beet from farmers and pay on time to ensu...

French farmers are expected to cut sharply their sowings of sugar beet for this year’s harvest while increasing the area for soft wheat and barley, the country’s farm ministry said on Tuesday. It is reported by Hellenic Shipping News. In its first estimate of the 2019 sugar beet area, the ministry pegged sowings at 455,000 hectares, down 6,3 percent from 2018. A smaller sugar beet are...