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Louisiana's sugarcane processing season is extended for three weeks

It looks as if Louisiana’s sugarcane grinding season is going to be an extended one. But there is a good reason for the late finish — an exceptional sugarcane crop. It is reported by Daily Advertiser. Most years, the majority of mills complete grinding by the end of December. While some may be finished by then this year, others are scheduled to continue grindi...


Brazil's sugar cane production will decrease by more than 3%

The government on Tuesday reduced its forecast for Brazil's 2017/18 sugar cane crop to 635,59 million tonnes, a 3,3% fall from the prior cycle, citing a reduction in planted area. It is reported by Reuters. Sugar production is expected to reach 39,46 million tonnes this season, a 0,2% rise from the previous cycle as mills boosted the amount of cane they earmarked for pr...


India scraps stock limit on sugar for traders

India has scrapped limits on the quantity of sugar that traders can keep, a government statement said on Tuesday, indicating higher output in the year that began in October. It is reported by Reuters. India, the world's top sugar consumer, had imposed inventory limits on traders in the 2016/17 season to keep prices under control as production fell after dry weather...


Chinese sugar refiners to lobby Beijing to increase import permits

Chinese sugar refineries are planning to lobby Beijing to increase out-of-quota sugar imports next year, after the government took several steps to curb shipments this year. It is reported by Reuters. Major sugar refiners in the world's top buyer of the commodity proposed that the government should resume import permits for sugar at 1,9 million tonnes for 2018...


In the English county of Norfolk the sugar beet yield increased to 100 t/ha

Sugar beet yield is hitting 100 t/ha along the north Norfolk coast (Great Britain), with crops bolstered by a good level of rain and sun throughout the summer and autumn. Farmers Weekly reports about it. Tom Dye, managing director at Albanwise Farming, has lifted about one-third of his 300 ha of sugar beet. ²It’s been a good year, perhaps not a record one...


Indian Alanganallur coop mill began sugarcane crushing

Cane crushing at the National Cooperative Sugar Mills (NCSM) in Alanganallur here for 2017-18 season was inaugurated on Saturday. The Hindu reports. Owing to the drought witnessed across Tamil Nadu, including Madurai, last year, the officials at the mill said that they were targeting to crush only 50,000 tonnes of sugarcane t...


Brazilian mills sugar hedging smallest since 2013/14

Brazilian mills have hedged 6,24 million tonnes of sugar through New York futures by November 30, or around 23% of expected exports in the 2018/19 season. Sao Paulo-based Archer Consulting said on Monday, Reuters reports. That hedging volume is the smallest since the 2013/14 season, Archer said, as mills refrain from fixing prices at the exchange wai...


In Australia Mackay Sugar prematurely completes sugarcane processing

Mackay Sugar's crushing will end Thursday night after wet weather forced a premature end to the season. It is reported by Daily Mercury. Marian Mill is the last of Mackay Sugar's three mills still crushing but it is no longer able to process the 12,000 tonnes a day required to remain viable. &...


In Australia wet weather may force sugar cane to remain in the ground

Ongoing wet weather has Mackay Sugar cane growers facing the prospect of leaving part of their crop in the field. It is reported by Daily Mercury. An estimated amount between 250,000 and 400,000 tonnes has not been harvested, according to Canegrowers Queensland chairman Paul Schembri, and it seems likely a hal...


China sugar imports up over 60%

China's sugar imports climbed 60,6% in October from the year before to 170,000 tonnes. It is reported by Reuters. October sugar imports climbed from last year's 105,042 tonnes, when high international prices hurt purchases. Imports were also up 6% from last month's...

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