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S&P Global Commodity Insights has cut its 2023/24 forecast for sugar output in the European Union plus United Kingdom by 570,000 tonnes to 16.8 million, citing the impact of a recent pesticide ban. It is reported by hellenicshippingnews. The outlook still represents growth of 1 million tonnes versus the 2022/23 sugar crop. The European Court of Justice earlier this year banned that gr...

This year, Ternopil region plans to sow 800,000 hectares. The sowing campaign will start soon. Ternopil Regional Military Administration reported about the main preparations. So, this year the region plans to sow more than 800,000 hectares. Spring ce...

Agroformations of Khmelnytsk region are preparing for 2023 sowing campaign, which will begin in the third decade of March. In total, it is planned to sow over 850,000 hectares of spring crops, of which 300,000 hectares of spring cereals, over 440,000 hectares of technical crops, and 110,000 hectares of potatoes, vegetables and fodder crops. It is reported by Khmelnytsk Regional Military Administration. Wheat, barley, corn, sugar beet, rapeseed, soy and sunflower are among the main agricultural crops that will be grown in the fiel...

Sugar output in China's top growing region is set to be the lowest in six years, said Australia-based Green Pool Commodities on Thursday, as it revised down its estimate for production in one of the world's top producers. It s reported by zawya.com. Green Pool expects output in southwestern Guangxi region to drop to 5.4 million tonnes in the 2022/2023 season, it said in a report, down 12% on last year, and the...

Despite looming threat of El Nino on sugar production and crushing, the sugar production scene looks bright in the country with as many as 463 sugar mills across states taking to sugarcane crushing this year. It is reported by indiancooperative. Though the US Met Department has warned of the ill-effects of EI Nino on sugar production, the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories has analy...

India will increase its diversion of sugar for ethanol production in the October 2022-September 2023 sugar season to meet its goals for ethanol blending with gasoline, the government said on 6 March. It is reported by argusmedia. India will divert 5mn t of sugar for ethanol production during 2022-23, up from 3.6mn t in 2021-22, the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution...

France's largest sugar and ethanol group Tereos told unions it plans to close its sugar activities in its factory in Escaudoeuvres, northern France, local radio France Bleu reported on Wednesday. It is reported by Nasdaq. Tereos had said last year did closing a sugar factory in France as it anticipated further declines in sugar beet production. A spokesperson for the group declined to co...

Improved yields reported by beet sugar producers in the United States led to another increase in the projection for the total sugar production in the country in the 2022/23 crop (Oct-Sept), the USDA said on Wednesday. It is reported by Nasdaq. The U.S. Department of Agriculture increased its estimate for beet sugar production in its monthly supply and demand report WASDE WASDE10 to 5.16 million short tonnes (ST)...

Sugar beet growers will be able to plant seed this spring coated with Cruiser SB (thiamethoxam) neonicotinoid seed treatment, providing essential protection for crops from virus yellows spread by aphids. It is reported by fwi.co.uk. At the end of January, Defra granted a derogation to use the controversial seed treatment, which had originally been banned by the EU in 2018, subject to strict co...