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Kenya sugar production dropped 45% in the 11 months to November as refineries grappled with shortage of raw material, with its sale falling by almost a similar margin. It is reported by Xnews. Monthly report from sugar directorate indicates quantities dropped to 327,886 tonnes in the first 11 months from 593,666 tonnes in the corresponding period last year. The r...

It looks as if Louisiana’s sugarcane grinding season is going to be an extended one. But there is a good reason for the late finish — an exceptional sugarcane crop. It is reported by Daily Advertiser. Most years, the majority of mills complete grinding by the end of December. While some may be finished by then this year, others are scheduled to continue grindi...

The government on Tuesday reduced its forecast for Brazil's 2017/18 sugar cane crop to 635,59 million tonnes, a 3,3% fall from the prior cycle, citing a reduction in planted area. It is reported by Reuters. Sugar production is expected to reach 39,46 million tonnes this season, a 0,2% rise from the previous cycle as mills boosted the amount of cane they earmarked for pr...

India has scrapped limits on the quantity of sugar that traders can keep, a government statement said on Tuesday, indicating higher output in the year that began in October. It is reported by Reuters. India, the world's top sugar consumer, had imposed inventory limits on traders in the 2016/17 season to keep prices under control as production fell after dry weather...

In 2018 Angolan biofuel company Biocom plans to produce around 100,000 tonnes of sugar, 20 thousand cubic metres of ethanol and generate 146,000 megawatts of electricity by processing of 900,000 tonnes of sugarcane, said Deputy Director-General Luís Bagorro Júnior. It is reported by Macauhub. This year, after the June-December harvest, the company processed 567,000 tonnes of sugarcane that produced 58,100 tonnes of sugar (against 51,500 tonnes in 2016), 12,00...

Chinese sugar refineries are planning to lobby Beijing to increase out-of-quota sugar imports next year, after the government took several steps to curb shipments this year. It is reported by Reuters. Major sugar refiners in the world's top buyer of the commodity proposed that the government should resume import permits for sugar at 1,9 million tonnes for 2018...

Iranian state purchasing agency the Government Trading Corporation of Iran (GTC) has issued a new international tender to buy 60,000 tonnes of raw cane sugar, European traders said on Wednesday. It is reported by Reuters. The tender closes on December 16. A previous tender for 60,000 tonnes of raw sugar from the GTC had closed on Tuesday, December 12. The GTC reserves the righ...

As of December 12, 2017, Russia completed sugar beet harvesting. It is reported by Sugar.ru. According to the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, sugar beet in the whole country is harvested from 1172,2 thousand hectares or 100% of the total harvested area (in 2016...

Indonesia will need 3,6 million tonnes of sugar for industrial use next year, compared with this year's 3,4 million tonnes, according to an estimation by the Ministry of Industry. It is reported by JakartaGlobe. Panggah Susanto, agro-industry director general at the ministry, said sugar demand will increase due to 8% growth expected in the country's food and beverag...

Sugar beet yield is hitting 100 t/ha along the north Norfolk coast (Great Britain), with crops bolstered by a good level of rain and sun throughout the summer and autumn. Farmers Weekly reports about it. Tom Dye, managing director at Albanwise Farming, has lifted about one-third of his 300 ha of sugar beet. ²It’s been a good year, perhaps not a record one...