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Indonesia may need to import 1,1 million tonnes of raw sugar for household consumption in 2018 to avoid shortages, said Musdalifah Machmud, an official at the Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs. It is reported by Reuters. In 2018, Indonesia's white sugar output is estimated to reach 2,2 million tonnes, while household white sugar consumption is expected at 2,9 million tonnes. There...

FAS Cairo forecasts refined sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2018/19 to increase by approximately five percent or 115,000 tonnes to reach 2,44 million tonnes, as compared to the MY 2017/18 estimate of 2,32 mln tonnes. It is reported by Reuters. Of this total forecast, 1,34 mln tonnes of sugar will be derived from sugar beet, while 1,1 mln tonnes will be sourced from sugarcane. Increase in pro...

A damp, cold start to spring is holding up sugar beet planting in the European Union, raising an early question mark over harvest prospects after last year’s bumper crop. It is reported by Reuters. EU sugar beet production surged last year after farmers increased the planted area ahead of the ending of the bloc’s sugar quota system, and as favourable weather b...

The Fiji Sugar Corporation is expecting an increase in crops for the upcoming crop season. It is reported by Fijivillage. Speaking at a press conference after the FSC’s Board Meeting, CEO Graham Clarke said they also see sugar production to be in excess of 200,000 tonnes compared t...

Iranian state purchasing agency the Government Trading Corporation of Iran (GTC) has issued a new international tender to buy 60,000 tonnes of raw sugar, European traders said. It is reported by Reuters. The tender closes on April 17. Shipment is sought in June. The GTC reserves the right to purchase 10 percent more or less than the tender volume.

Brazil’s Copersucar, the world’s largest sugar merchant, expects sugar output to fall by 5 million tonnes in the new center-south cane crop that starts in April, as mills earmark more cane to ethanol production instead. It is reported by Reuters. Copersucar, who partners with Cargill Inc in the world’s largest sugar trader Alvean, said mills in center-south should allocate only 41,5 percent of cane to sugar...

Turkey will hold tenders in April for the privatisation of 14 sugar refineries. It is reported by Reuters. It also said that the transport ministry would hold a build-operate-transfer tender on June 21 for a highway between Aydin and Denizli in western Turkey.

There is a need to clearly determine the raw sugar beet growing zones, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko noted. It is reported by BELTA. The head of state suggested cultivating sugar beet in the places that can ensure high profitability, where companies will be interested in the sugar beet production. Las...

Ministry of Agricultural Development of Nepal (MoAD) has projected a further drop in the production of sugarcane in the ongoing fiscal year. It is reported by The Himalayan. Ministry officials have said that production of the crop is certain to be below the previous fiscal year’s production of 2,6 million tonnes. Sugarcane prod...

An Ethiopian government body is tendering to buy up to 100,000 tonnes of white cane sugar, traders said. It is reported by Reuters. The closing date for the tender is March 20. It is sought for June, July and August delivery. Up to ten percent more or less than the 100,000 tonnes could be bought....