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Global sugar production, compared to last year, is estimated up 2.8 million tonnes to 186.6 million tonnes with higher production in China, India, and Thailand more than offsetting lower production in Brazil. It is reported by USDA in its November report. Consumption is anticipated to rise to a new record with growth in markets such as India. Exports are up due to higher shipments from Thailand. Stocks...

On November 18, «Ukrprominvest-Agro» completed sugar beet harvesting campaign. The company reported about it on its Facebook-page. Sweet harvesting campaign of the participants of the Partner Program «Sugar beet — the choice of smarts!» is also coming t...

Cuba, which once produced millions of tons of sugar, expects to output just 300,000 metric tons of the sweetener in 2025, according to provincial media reports, as it struggles to find the resources to plant cane in a bitter symbol of agriculture's decline on the Caribbean island. It is reported by Reuters. Sugar was long "king" in Cuba as a hundred mills churned out raw sugar for domestic consumption and export. But the fuel, fertilizer, machinery and labor shorta...

As of September 20th, the Company’s five sugar plants have processed 1.8mt of sugar beets and produced 271kt of white sugar vs 218kt as of the same date in 2023. It is reported by presscenter of the company. Revenues grew by 19% — to EUR169m for 9M24. Exports accounted for 50% of the segment’s revenues vs 17% for 9M23. A 43% surge in sugar sa...

The International Sugar Organization (ISO) on Wednesday (Nov 20) cut its forecast for an expected global sugar deficit in the 2024/25 season to 2.51 million tonnes, down from a previous projection of 3.58 million tonnes. It is reported by The Business Times. The inter-governmental body, in a quarterly update, also estimated there was a global surplus of 1.31 million tonnes in the 2023/24 season (October/September)...

As of November 22, sugar factories of Vinnytsia region produced 236 thousand tonnes of sugar. It is reported by Vinnytsia RMA for Ukrinform. «As of today, November 22, the local sugar factories have already produced 236 thousand tonnes of sugar, all five sugar factories are still...

As of November 21, sugar factories-members of the National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine accepted 9 million tonnes of sugar beets for processing, from which they produced 1.165 million tonnes of sugar, practically equal to the figures on the same date last year. In 2024/2025 MY, sugar beet processing is carried out by 29 sugar factories, 28 of which are members of the Association. As of the specified date, sugar beet harvesting is almost completed, sweet r...

As of November 20, sugar beet harvesting was completed in Volyn region. Yuriy Yurchenko, the director of Department of Agri-Industrial Development, told Suspilne about it. According to him, in 2024, more than 11,000 hectares were sown with sugar beets in the region.&...

French group Tereos, one of the world's largest sugar makers, on Wednesday reported an 18% drop in its first-half net profit, pressured by a fall in sugar and sweeteners prices, and warned of a further decline in the second part of its fiscal year. It is reported by Reuters. The group's net profit fell to 196 million euros in the six months to Sept. 30, while sales dropped 11% to 3.2 billion euros ($3.4 billion), Tereos said in a statemen...

In Khmelnytsk region, sugar beet harvesting is being completed, the last hectares are being harvested. This year, sugar beet yield increased by 25%. It is reported by Suspilne Khmelnytskyi. The head of Department of Agri-Industrial Development and Land Relations of Khmelnytsk RMA Oleg Omelyanyuk said that this year 38.5 thousand hectares w...