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The French sugar beet crop area is set to fall to a 14-year low this year despite high prices, with farmers deterred by potential crop damage because of pesticide restrictions, the head of beet growers group CGB said on Tuesday. It is reported by Reuters. Based on seed purchases, farmers are expected to sow 6-7% less in 2023 than the previous year, CGB Director General Nicolas Rialland told Reuters at the Paris farm show....

Brazil’s center-south crushed 73,000 tonnes of sugarcane in the first half of February, industry group Unica said on Monday, up from the same period last year when processing had been finished by this time due to poor climate conditions. It is reported by Business Recorder. Sugar output reached 2,000 tonnes, while total ethanol output rose 30.86% year-on-year to 207.26 million liters, as the current cycle nears its end and Brazil e...

The International Sugar Organization (ISO) on Friday trimmed its forecast for the size of a global sugar surplus in the 2022/23 season driven mainly by lower-than-expected production. It is reported by Business Recorder. The inter-governmental body’s quarterly report projected a global surplus of 4.2 million tonnes in 2022/23 (October/September), down from a previous forec...

In spring of 2023, Ukrainian farmers will have a second sowing during the war. It is reported by zhitomirnews. According to the operational data of Department of Agri-industrial Development and Economic Policy of Zhytomyr Regional Military Administration, in 2023 the total ar...

In India, sugar diversion to ethanol production is up 38% on this season through February 15 at 2.5 million tonnes, data from the Indian Sugar Mills Association shows. It is reported by biofuelsdigest. Sugar diversion was just 1.87 million tonnes during the same period last season. Mills expect to divert 1 million more tonnes of sugar by the end of the seaso...

Yaresky sugar refinery received 530 tonnes of sugar due to the losses reduction. It is reported by «Astarta» on its Facebook-page. Being a leader among sugar producers in Ukraine, «Astarta» improves production efficiency. The minimization of su...

Indian mills have produced 25.4 million tonnes of sugar since the current season began on Oct. 1, up 5.39% year on year, the Indian Sugar Mills Association said on Monday. It is reported by sg.news.yahoo.com. After the diversion of sugar for ethanol, mills produced 22.8 million tonnes of the sweetener between Oct. 1 and Feb. 15 compared with 22.2 million tonnes...

Egypt's strategic reserves of sugar are sufficient to meet supply for more than three months, the supply ministry said in a statement on Monday. It is reported by Market Screener. The country's local production can provide 90% of consumption needs, it added.

India is set to produce lesser sugar than previously estimated by industry bodies and government agencies, with the cane crop maturing early and losing weight due to weather conditions in key growing regions, farmers and traders told Reuters. It is reported by Reuters. Lower sugar output could prevent the world's second-biggest exporter from allowing additional exports, potentially supporting global prices, and helping rivals Brazil...

The Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade released a press statement Wednesday showcasing the plan for 2023 to ensure a 90-percent self-sufficiency of sugar. It is reported by egypttoday. The ministry indicated that the surface area cultivated with sugar beet would be increased by 10,000 feddans to become 620,000 feddans. The outcome after processi...