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This year spring has turned out to be late, but friendly with high temperatures and a significant lack of moisture, so sugar beet have sprouted only by 40% and only the last rains are able to improve the situation. But Gnidava sugar refinery still expects high yields from its farmers. It is reported by the press service of the company. «After the completion of the sowing campaign we will carry out an inspection of the farms and determine the real amount of sown areas. At p...

China's sugar imports rose 140,5 percent year on year to 470,000 tonnes in April, also up 23,7 percent from 380,000 tonnes in March. It is reported by Reuters. Customs data showed on Wednesday, that sugar imports rose, as some shipments delayed earlier at port arrived.

As of May 16, sugar beet harvesting in Ukraine was conducted on 280 thousand hectares or 94% of the planned areas. It is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. In order to carry out a complex of spring field operations in 2018, 995 thousand tonnes of nutrients of m...

Brazil's center-south, the world's largest sugar producing region, is likely to have less cane to process this year than previously expected due to a prolonged period without widespread rains. It is reported by Reuters. Sao Paulo-based Archer Consulting revised its center-south 2018/19 cane crop projection to 563 million tonnes, compared to 580 million tonnes expected previously, citing...

For more than a decade, the products of Gnidava sugar refinery have been recognizing both at the national and international level. The press-service of the company reports. «Therefore, we produce the best sugar, because we do it with love. Since 2007, we produce high quality sugar that is competitive in the European mark...

Nestle will make further cuts to the amount of sugar in its products as it tries to improve the image of packaged foods in the eyes of health-conscious consumers. It is reported by Reuters. The company said it wanted to cut sugar by another 5 percent, on top of the more than 34 percent reduction achieved since 2000. «The trend toward healthier foods...

Global commodities trader Bunge Ltd has filed for a potential public offering of its sugar and ethanol unit in Brazil Bunge Açúcar&Bionergia SA, with the Brazilian Securities Commission. It is reported by Reuters. The U.S. headquartered company said it recently obtained debt financing for the unit, which it has prepared to operate as a stand-alone company. Bunge said it plans to...

Thailand has allocated an additional 300,000 tonnes of raw sugar for ethanol production this year, amid weak prices and a large global surplus of the commodity. It is reported by Reuters. Thailand, the world's second-largest sugar exporter after Brazil, expects at least 14 million tonnes of sugar from a record 134 million tonnes of cane in the 2017/18...

German farmers have expanded sugar beet plantings in 2018 by 3,7% on the year to 421,600 hectares, German's national statistics office said on Tuesday. It is reported by Reuters. The increase was achieved despite poor weather which hindered the start of sugar beet sowing in Germany, the European Union's second largest beet producer.  E...

The government of Tanzania has ordered importation of 70,354,35 tonnes of sugar to fill the deficit facing the east African nation. It is reported by News Ghana. Charles Tizeba, the Minister for Agriculture, said 60,539,35 tonnes of sugar out of the consignment will arrive in the country next week, adding that the remaining 9,8...