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India's sugar output drops almost 11%

Indian mills have produced 4.32 million tonnes of sugar since the current season began on Oct. 1, down 10.7% year on year, as mills in two key states started operations later than usual, a leading trade body said on Friday. It is reported by Business Standard. Lower sugar production could lead the world's second-largest producer to refrain from allocating export quotas and support global prices, that are trading n...


Cherkasy region completes sugar beet harvesting campaign

Cherkasy farmers harvested 649,000 tonnes of sugar beets. Department of Agri-Industrial Development of Cherkasy Regional Military Administration informs about this. Sugar beets are harveted from the area of 15.2 thousand hectares, which is 99.4% of t...


Ukraine harvested 242 kha of sugar beets

As of the last day of autumn, Ukrainian farmers harvested sugar beets from the area of 242,000 hectares. It is reported by press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. Sugar beets were harvested from the area of 242.1 thousand hectares, 11 million 332.6 thousand tonnes of swee...

 
Conab sees record sugar output in Brazil in 2023/24

Brazil's sugarcane production is expected to reach an all-time high 677.6 million tonnes in 2023/24, government agency Conab said on Wednesday, up 10.9% from the previous year and above an August estimate of 652.9 million tonnes. It is reported by Nasdaq. The higher crop, driven by favorable weather and increasing yields, will lead sugar production in the world's largest sugar exporter up 27.4% on a yearly basis to a re...

 
French sugar beet growers estimate 2023 crop at 31.5 mln t

Sugar beet production in France is expected to reach 31.5 million tonnes this year, up from about 31 million in 2022, growers group CGB said on Tuesday. It is reported by Nasdaq. The CGB's estimate was slightly above the French farm ministry's latest forecast of 31.28 million tonnes. Sugar production from the crop was expected...


Zhytomyr region harvested almost 92% of sugar beets

According to operational data of the Department of Agri-Industrial Development and Economic Policy of Zhytomyr Regional Military Administration, Zhytomyr region completes late crops harvesting. It is reported by expreszt.com.ua. Sugar beets are harvested from the area of 17.1 thousand hectares (91.9% of the forecast) with the average yield of 450 centners/ha (-51.9 centners/ha)...


Ukrainian sugar factories can produce more than 2mt of sugar

30 sugar factories are participating in 2023/24 sugar-production season. Acting Chairman of the National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine «Ukrsugar» Nazar Mykhailovyn told about this in an interview for The Ukrainian Farmer.  ...


Vinnytsia sugar factories produced 285kt of sugar

Vinnytsia region completes sugar beet harvesting campaign. It is reported by the head of Vinnytsia Regional Military Administration Serhiy Borzov. Sugar beets are harvested from 98% of the total area. In general, this is 2,455,000 tonnes. Currently, sugar...


Sugar factories lack funds to reorient according to European standards

New standards (DSTU) regarding the quality of sugar were adopted this year, but it is quite difficult to talk about the readiness of Ukrainian sugar factories according to European standards. Acting Chairman of the National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine «Ukrsugar» Nazar Mykhailovyn told about this in an interview for The Ukrainian Farmer. According...

 
Pakistan sugar production is estimated to drop 600,000 tonnes — USDA

Pakistan sugar production is estimated to drop 600,000 tonnes to 6.3 million on lower sugarcane harvested area as competing crops replace sugarcane. It is reported by USDA in its November report. Sugar consumption is estimated up in line with population growth. Due to the expected decline in output, imports are forecast to climb to 500,000 tons...

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