Average output currently stands in Cuba at 33 tons of sugar cane per hectare. In the Mexican state of Veracruz, average output stands at 75 tons, however, in some areas, this can reach a maximum of 112 tons per hectare, points out Miranda. Leia mais...
(Reuters) - New York cocoa futures on ICE fell to the lowest since 2013 on Friday, while the London market dropped to a 1-1/2-year low as funds increased their short positions amid expectations for ample global supplies, dealers said.
Raw sugar futures sank to a four-month low after falling below their 200-day moving average for the first time since February as funds focus on the prospect of a… Leia mais...
Speculators cut their bullish positions in raw sugar contracts in the week to Nov. 22, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data showed on Monday. Leia mais...
Raw sugar futures on ICE edged higher on Monday as a bout of fund selling which drove prices to a 2-1/2 month low last week appeared to have abated. March raw sugar was up 0.17 cents, or 0.9 percent, at 20.01 cents per lb at 1305 GMT.
The front month had dipped to a low of 19.57 cents on Wednesday, its weakest since Sept. 1, and rebounded off a low of 19.58 cents on Friday. Funds have been… Leia mais...
Ukrainian companies which participated in a trade mission to China have received the first orders from Chinese importers for sugar, pork and sunflower oil deliveries.
The press service of the Ukrainian Food Export Board (UFEB) reports this citing UFEB Chairman Bohdan Shapoval.
“We have received the first orders for pork, sugar and sunflower oil. Sunflower oil used to be delivered to China… Leia mais...
The taxation of sugar and its by-products is an important factor to watch for, as also any threat to rising sugar prices from higher global output Leia mais...
The decline in stocks will be led by sharp falls in India and China, where they are seen the lowest level since 2010-11, according to the US Department of Agriculture. Leia mais...
Dealers said buying emerged just above the major support at 20 cents a lb on the March contract and a breach of that level could trigger another wave of fund long liquidation Leia mais...
Data from Unica, the Brazilian cane body, dashed ideas that the that rain severely hampered the harvest in the country's Centre South cane belt. Leia mais...