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The European Union is heading for a significant drop in sugar output this year after fields were devastated by pests and dry weather, making the bloc a net importer and pressuring a fragile sugar industry, analysts say. It is reported by Reuters. Sugar production in the EU and Britain is set to fall to 16,1 million tonnes, down from about 17 million in 2019, mainly due to lower sugar beet output in top producer Fr...

«A'SPIK Agro» began sugar beet harvesting. And although the soil is quite dry, the process is moving forward briskly. It is reported by the company on its Facebook-page. According to the company, soon the first sweet roots will be transported to the bbeet receiving station to begin 2020/2021 sugar refining season....

On September 9, beet receiving station of Yaresky Sugar Refinery, the part of «Astarta-Kyiv» structure, began receiving raw materials.  It is reported in the message of «Our Astarta» Facebook group. The first sugar beets came from the fields of Dovzhenko Agricultural Company. «The 2020 sugar beet...

Brazil’s biggest sugar producer Raizen Energia SA is in talks to acquire a local unit of Louis Dreyfus Holding BV. It is reported by Bloomberg. The deal would see Louis Dreyfus swap its Biosev SA sugar subsidiary in return for a minority stake in Raizen, a joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Cosan S...

On September 5, «Radekhivskyi Sugar» LLC was the first in Ukraine to begin 2020 sugar beet processing season at Radekhiv subdivision. It is reported by press-service of the company. All preparatory and repair processes have been completed. The first sugar beet was delivered to the territory of the beet receiving station.

India is facing potential delays in the harvest of its massive sugarcane crop, threatening supply worldwide, as millions of migrant workers needed for the harvest may be scared to travel as coronavirus infections surge throughout the country. It is reported by Reuters. India’s sugar harvest begins in October, when other major producers are winding down. The country’s industry is not mechanized, however, relying on migrant wo...

Brazil allowed a non-tariff quota for ethanol imports to expire on Monday, which will result in U.S. producers having to pay a 20% tariff unless the Brazilian government takes new action. It is reported by Reuters. «The expiry date was today and nothing was decided, but that does not stop the government taking a decision in the next few days», — a government o...

Krasyliv Sugar Refinery will soon replenish its material and technical base with European-made equipment. In particular, 2 vacuum devices have been purchased and will be installed in the near future, which will be the basis for the implementation of the 3-rd product scheme for sugar production. It is reported by «A'SPIK Group» on its Facebook-page. Earlier the refinery used a simplified method of sugar beet processing, which involved 2 phases of sugar extraction and,...