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Global sugar production will fall about 9 million tonnes — USDA

The U.S. government on Tuesday forecast world sugar production will fall about 9 million tonnes in 2018/2019 to 185,9 million tonnes, while global consumption swells to new records. It is reported by Reuters with reference to USDA report. In its biannual report the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said the decline in global production was primarily due to Brazil, where yi...


India sugar output decreased by 14%

Indian sugar mills produced 1,2 million tonnes of the sweetener between Oct. 1 and Nov. 15, down from 1,4 million tonnes in the same period last year, the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA), a producers’ body, said in a statement. It is reported by Reuters. Last month, the ISMA scaled down its output estimates for the 2018/19 season that began on Oct. 1 to 32 million tonnes, from its previous forecast of 35-35.5 million tonn...


Uttar Pradesh sugar output falls 77%

Mills in Uttar Pradesh produced 81 200 tonnes of sugar as of Monday during the ongoing season started Oct 1, much lower than 353 100 tonnes produced in the corresponding period last year. It is reported by Cognecis. The state's sugar output is sharply lower on year due to delayed start in cane crushing by mills this season. Last year, mills in the state had begun cr...

 
India began new production season 2018/2019 MY

India’s 2018-19 sugar production has started gaining momentum across the country as one-fourth of the sugar mills from Uttar Pradesh and 45% from Maharashtra having already started crushing sugarcane.  It is reported by The Economic Times. 29 sugar mills had started crushing operations in UP by Monday evening and another seven are expected to begin operations by Tuesday morning.  A total...


Pests and drought set to cut Indian sugar output

Persistent dry weather and pest attacks are poised to cut India’s sugar output from a record this year even after farmers in the world’s second-largest producer increased plantings. It is reported by Bloomberg. Production may total 28,9 million tonnes in the year that began Oct. 1. That compares with the reduced estimate of 32 million tonnes made last month...

 
Biosev open to possible sale of sugar mills in Brazil

Biosev, the Brazilian sugar and ethanol unit controlled by commodities trader Louis Dreyfus, is open to market opportunities including the potential sale of additional mills, Chief Executive Officer Juan José Blanchard said on Wednesday. It is reported by Reuters. The company sold a mill in September and hired financial advisers to evaluate additional asset sales, as it seeks to reduce a large debt. «We are working careful...

 
Brazil sugar output seen at lowest in 12 years — Datagro

Brazil's center-south is expected to produce 26,38 million tonnes in the 2018/19 season — the lowest amount in 12 years due to a smaller cane crop and higher ethanol production, Datagro consultancy said on Tuesday. It is reported by Nasdaq. Datagro's previous estimate for the season was for production of 27,28 million tonnes. It projected the new sugar season, which starts in April next year, at a similar...


EU farmers battle parched soil to harvest smaller sugar beet crop

A continuing lack of rain in Europe has slowed sugar beet harvesting as farmers struggle to lift the crop from parched soil, which could further shrink yields this year. It is reported by Reuters. An unusually warm and dry start to autumn has exacerbated summer drought conditions in parts of Europe and has dashed hopes in some crop belts that sugar beet plants woul...

 
Biosev can sell another sugar mill in Brazil

Biosev SA, the Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer controlled by global commodities trader Louis Dreyfus, is in talks to sell more assets in the country as it seeks to cut debt. It is reported by Reuters. Biosev, which announced the sale of a sugar and ethanol mill a month ago, hired Datagro Financial, the financial services division of Sao Paulo-based consultancy Datagro,...


CS Brazil cane crush falls 28%

A total of 27,64 million tonnes of sugarcane were crushed in Center-South Brazil during the second half of September, down 28,2% from the 38,51 million tonnes crushed in the first half of September, and down 31,7% from 40,46 million tonnes crushed in the year-ago period, according to data released by trade association UNICA. The volume crushed was about 280,000 tonnes below market expectations, according to an S&P Global Platts survey of analysts. «This is the first fortnight in which the milling of the curre...

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