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Egypt's sugar reserves are at four and a half months, Egypt's Supply Minister Ali Moselhy said on Tuesday. It is reported by Reuters.  He said the reserves were enough to last until local sugar production starts in January. "We have more than is required, — he said, — We ar...

On September, 14 and 23 Yaresky and Globyno Sugar Refineries, part of «Astarta-Kyiv» agro-industrial holding, began sugar beet processing. In 2016/17 MY Yaresky Sugar Refinery produced 68,8 ths t of sugar and processed 469,6 ths t of sugar beet, while Globyno refinery produced 78,3 ths t of sugar,and processed 553,3 t...

European Investment Bank (EIB) will allocate financing to one of the largest sugar producers of Ukraine — «Astarta-Kyiv» agro-industrial holding — on the energy efficiency program. Ukrainian News reports about it according to the bank details. EIB approved the project on September, 19. The project's objective is to support the modernization of existing production ass...

Preparing for the new production season, «Signet-Center» LLC invested more than USD 2 million in modernization of the production capacities of Tsiyrupa Sugar Refinery. On September, 23 Sugar Refinery, in Zhytomyr region, began sugar beet processing. Deputy General Director of «Signet-Center» LLC? Anatoliy Manoylenko, says that the company has amb...

On September, 22 «Pervukhinskyi Sugar Refinery» PJSC, in Kharkiv region, began sugar beet processing. In 2016/2017 MY the company produced 25 ths t of sugar and processed 167,4 ths t of sugar beet.

On September, 21 Novoivanivskyi Sugar Refinery, in Kharkiv region, began sugar refining season. In 2016/2017 MY the company produced 32 ths t of sugar and processed 234,1 ths t of sugar beet.

On September, 17 «Starokostiantynivcukor» LLC, in Khmelnytsk region, began sugar refining season. In 2016/2017 MY, the company produced 40 ths t of sugar and processed 265 ths t of sugar beet.

China’s sugar imports in August fell 45,4% from a year earlier to 200,000 tonnes, data from China’s General Administration of Customs. It is reported by Reuters. In January to August period, sugar imports fell 20,8% from a year earlier — to 1,67 million tonnes. Sugar import continues falling after th...

Hurricane Irma's destructive rampage along Cuba's north coast severely damaged the island's sugar crop and will lead to losses to the coming harvest, state sugar producer Azcuba said. It is reported by XinhuaNet. «We will see losses to the industry's production», — Jose Carlos Santos, vice president of Azcuba, told. A category-four hurricane when it...

Brazil's center-south region may increase ethanol output in the current cane crop by 1 billion liters, compared to a previous estimate of 23,8 billion liters, as demand for the biofuel rises, according to a leading analyst. It is reported be Reuters. Center-south mills might cut sugar production between 500,000 and 1 million tonnes this crop as a result of higher ethanol output, Luiz Carlos Correa Carvalho, head...