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India on Thursday cut sugar export subsidies by 31.4% for the season that ends on Sept. 30, according to a government order issued by the Ministry Of Consumer Affairs, Food And Public Distribution. It is reported by Reuters. Late last year, India, the world’s biggest sugar producer behind Brazil, approved subsidies of 5,833 rupees ($79.87) per tonne to encourage cash-strapped mills to e...

Brazilian sugar and ethanol plants are likely to temporarily reduce sugar production volumes as a way to increase ethanol output to address increasing demand and high prices for the biofuel in the country, consultancy Datagro said on Wednesday. It is reported by Nasdaq. Analyst Plinio Nastari said during the Santander ISO Datagro New York Sugar and Ethanol Conference that financial returns on sales of anhydrous ethanol, the type that is b...

In 1Q21 ASTARTA’s consolidated revenues amounted to EUR83m of which EUR29m were generated by the Sugar segment. It is reported by press center of the company. 1Q21 sugar revenues were flat at EUR29m. In 1Q21 ASTARTA concentrated on sales in the domestic market due to a favourable local pricing environment. T...

As of May 13, agrarians of Kharkiv region finished sugar beet sowing campaign. It is stated by the director of Agricultural Department of Kharkiv Regional State Administration Sergiy Prokopchenko, «Objektyv» reports. 2021 sowing campaign i...

In Germany, the area under sugar beets increased by 3% compared to last year. It is reported by Nasdaq. Germany's sugar beet sown area for the 2021 harvest has been increased by 3.2% on the year to some 398,000 hectares, Germany’s national statistics office said on...

Cygnet's agronomic service completed sugar beet sowing. It is reported by press service of the company. Cool spring did not allow to take to the field early this year, so the sowing campaign started two weeks later than usual. Despite such con...

The resurgence of COVID-19 cases in India highlights the ongoing concerns about the logistical challenges dampening the demand for sugar of Indian origin. It is reported by S&P Global Platts. India is currently experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 infections, with 403,738 new cases and 4,092 deaths reported on May 9, according to data from...

Agrarians of Sumy region completed sugar beet sowing campaign. It is reported by press service of Department of Agricultural Development of Sumy Regional State Administration. As of May 11, the region completed sowing of sugar beets, the sown ar...

Insecticide Insyst (acetamiprid) has received an emergency authorisation from the government following an application by the NFU and British Sugar. It is reported by farminguk. Sugar beet growers can use one application of Certis’ insecticide InSyst to control peach–potato aphid to prevent virus yellows infection this year....

As of May 6, Ukrainian farmers sowed the area of 223,000 hectares with sugar beets. It is reported by Information and Analytical Portal of agri-industrial complex of Ukraine. 11 out of 18 beet-growing regions of Ukraine have already completed the sugar beet sowing c...