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Covering global trade issues, mergers and acquisitions, crop reports and more en-gb Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:41:32 +0200 Copyright: (C) 2006 Wayne Jayes http://www.sugartech.co.za/ads/SEL120x60.gif http://www.sugartech.co.za/ Nairobi The illegal sale of 10,000 acres belonging to Miwani Sugar Company at a paltry Sh28 million could stand in its way to privatisation http://allafrica.com/stories/201007291036.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:41:32 +0200 Ouagadougou Planting biofuel crops in Africa need not damage capacity to grow food and could even enhance food security, according to a controversial review prepared for the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA). http://allafrica.com/stories/201007290712.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:41:32 +0200 Johannesburg TONGAAT Hulett (Tongaat) has featured in this column several times, mainly because it was a candidate for the Private Investor portfolio in the last quarter of 2007. http://allafrica.com/stories/201007290390.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:41:32 +0200 Mauritius will boost its exports of refined sugar to the European Union to 320,000 metric tons this year, following the Indian Ocean island nations moves to increase processing of the sweetener. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-29/mauritius-s-refined-sugar-exports-to-europe-set-to-quadruple-body-says.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:41:32 +0200 THE SUGAR Regulatory Administration (SRA) wants suggested retail prices (SRP) for refined sugar hiked to P54 per kilo from the current P52 given world market developments. http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=15055 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:41:32 +0200 LAHORE (PPI) - Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has urged the Prime Minister to give top priority to cut in sugar and electricity prices in upcoming Ramazan Package. http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Business/30-Jul-2010/Cut-in-sugar-electricity-rates-should-be-PMs-priority Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:41:32 +0200 The Union government has made available 19.20 lakh tonnes of sugar for the festival month of August. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article540420.ece Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:41:32 +0200 Johannesburg TONGAAT Hulett, a large-scale agri-processing business and one of SA\'s biggest sugar producers, has said local production is being hurt by low rainfall in the KwaZulu-Natal north coast region. http://allafrica.com/stories/201007280127.html Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:37:46 +0200 SOUTH Africa\'s Tongaat Hulett hopes to benefit from the largest maize crop in nearly three decades and its efforts to maximise its installed sugar production capacity over the coming year http://www.agra-net.com/portal2/home.jsp?template=newsarticle&artid=20017796434&pubid=ag047 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:37:46 +0200 Mumias Sugar Co., Kenyas biggest producer of the sweetener, climbed the most in two months on speculation its full-year earnings will rise. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-28/mumias-sugar-of-kenya-rises-the-most-in-two-months-on-profit-speculation.html Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:37:46 +0200 oth wheat and sugar beets are early in Sanilac County and all indicators show it will be an exceptional year for both crops. http://sanilaccountynews.mihomepaper.com/news/2010-07-28/News/Sugar_beet_crop_may_set_record.html Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:37:46 +0200 THE Proserpine Sugar Mill had a much more successful week than last with 91,928 tonnes of cane crushed, almost making the week\'s budget of 93,043 tonnes. http://www.whitsundaytimes.com.au/story/2010/07/29/much-better-week-for-sugar-mill/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:37:46 +0200 MARYBOROUGH Sugar Factory is in discussions with third parties interested in taking a stake in the business and help fund future expansion. http://qcl.farmonline.com.au/news/state/agribusiness-and-general/finance/maryborough-sugar-seeks-help/1897547.aspx?src=rss Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:37:46 +0200 Canegrowers is taking farmers for a ride. http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201007/s2967440.htm Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:37:46 +0200 NEW DELHI: The Food Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar, has said that any decision on decontrolling the sugar sector will be taken only after assessing the likely production for the next year and keeping in mind the interest of the consumers. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/businessline/blnus/07281301.htm Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:37:46 +0200 PUNE: The syndicate of sugar factories, from six states including Maharashtra, which last week decided to increase sale price of sugar by Rs 200 per quintal had to go on a backfoot. It was a result of lesser demand for sugar, higher sugar production during 2009-10 crushing season and the prospect of having even higher production during the fresh crushing season starting October. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Move-by-factories-to-raise-sugar-price-fails-/articleshow/6229920.cms Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:37:46 +0200 The drop in prices of raw sugar and white sugar has had an adverse impact on E.I.D.-Parry (India) Ltd performance in the first quarter. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/07/29/stories/2010072953550300.htm Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:37:46 +0200 Sugar prices dropped sharply on Wednesday as mills started to sell below the base price of Rs 2,700 a quintal fixed last Thursday. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/07/29/stories/2010072952842100.htm Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:37:46 +0200 Rain in Brazil next week may disrupt sugar loading at the countrys two biggest ports, threatening to worsen a record lineup of ships waiting to export the sweetener. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-28/record-lineup-of-ships-waiting-for-brazil-sugar-may-worsen-as-rains-return.html Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:37:46 +0200 MECHANISATION of the sugar industry under the Chinese, which recently acquired the bulk of Governmentowned sugar factories up for divestment, will likely phase out the need for sugar cane-cutters. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business/New-sugar-won-t-rely-on-labour Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:37:46 +0200 TORONTO, Canada (JIS) -- Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda is urging businesspeople in Canada to look to Jamaica, noting that Jamaica has a lot to offer investors. http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-24055--9-9--.html Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:37:46 +0200 Harare Outgoing Zimbabwean Ambassador to South Africa Simon Khaya Moyo says Zimbabwe is ready to assist South Africans who want to invest in the country. http://allafrica.com/stories/201007280720.html Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:37:46 +0200 Johannesburg HIGHER Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says that he does not believe universities that claim they are not getting the \"right students\" from the school system. http://allafrica.com/stories/201007280131.html Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:37:46 +0200 New Delhi, July 27 (PTI) The Congress party in Maharashtra today opposed the Food Ministry\'s proposal to decontrol the sugar industry, saying that this will inflate the price of the sweetener over Rs 60 per kg. \"The government is once again considering decontrolling sugar. This will benefit only commodity trading gamblers and hoarders,\" Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Kanhaiyalal Gidwani said today. http://www.indolink.com/displayArticleS.php?id=072710054432&clid= Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:04:30 +0200 Indias government may end controls on sugar producers after assessing the area planted to cane in August, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar told reporters in New Delhi. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-28/government-may-end-controls-on-india-sugar-mills-after-assessing-cane-area.html Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:04:30 +0200 HE Reserve Bank of Fiji\'s $20million loan to the Fiji Sugar Corporation will help exports http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152441 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:04:30 +0200 Agco trumped rival CNH Global by lifting its full-year earnings target, forecasting a continuation of the sugar-backed surge in Brazilian demand which contributed a big sweetener to group sales. http://www.agrimoney.com/news/sugar-boom-sweetens-agcos-profit-expectations---2031.html Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:04:30 +0200 Mamtek International Ltd., a Hong Kong-based company that produces the sugar substitute Sweet-O, plans to build a manufacturing plant in Moberly, Mo. http://www.industryweek.com/articles/sugar_substitute_maker_to_build_factory_in_missouri_22401.aspx Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:04:30 +0200 British Sugar has joined forces with natural sweeteners firm PureCircle to develop new bulk sweeteners combining sugar and extracts from the stevia leaf. http://www.foodnavigator.com/Financial-Industry/British-Sugar-forms-stevia-joint-venture-with-PureCircle?utm_source=RSS_text_news Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:04:30 +0200 KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The state Sudanese Sugar Company is renovating four existing factories to increase output to 500,000 tonnes of sugar by November 2013 and upgrade quality, the deputy general manager said. http://af.reuters.com/article/investingNews/idAFJOE66Q0CY20100727?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=investingNews&rpc=401 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:04:30 +0200 27 July 2010 - PureCircle, the world\'s largest producer and marketer of high quality stevia products, today announces a further acceleration in its strategic developments with the signing of a Memorandum Of Understanding with British Sugar Group Plc. http://www.flex-news-food.com/console/PageViewer.aspx?page=31314 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:04:30 +0200 FARGO U.S. sugar production will decrease substantially if carbon emissions are taxed at projected rates, says a new analysis by the Center for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies at North Dakota State University in Fargo. http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/170035/group/homepage/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:04:30 +0200 July 25 - White Nile will open a $1.1 billion sugar factory in Sudan next year, which will make the country self-sufficient on the key commodity by 2012, the company\'s general manager said on Sunday. http://www.flex-news-food.com/console/PageViewer.aspx?page=31303 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:33:49 +0200 The state Department of Environmental Conservation wants to modify American Sugar Refining\'s permit for its plant at 1 Federal St. on the city\'s southwestern shore. http://www.lohud.com/article/20100726/NEWS02/7260321/Yonkers-sugar-refinery-faces-changes-in-pollution-permite Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:33:49 +0200 KARACHI: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) will release 100,000 tons of sugar to provinces from Tuesday to ensure availability of the sweetener at reasonable rates during the holy month of Ramazan, official sources told The News. http://thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=253215 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:33:49 +0200 WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. unit of Unilever, maker of Dove soap, Skippy peanut butter and Ben & Jerry\'s ice cream, spent $140,000 in the second quarter to lobby the government on sugar policy, food safety and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report. http://www.courant.com/business/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-us-unilever-lobbying,0,7759045.story Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:33:49 +0200 Nearly 15,000ha of sugar beet being grown this season in Germany is destined for biogas production, equivalent to about one-tenth of the total area in the UK given over to sugar beet. http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/07/26/122462/WABCG-2010-Sugar-beet-could-have-substantial-role-in-EU.htm Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:33:49 +0200 Congress finally is starting to recognize the high cost of filling up gas tanks with ethanol, the motor fuel made from corn. Billions of dollars in federal subsidies are on the chopping block http://staugustine.com/opinions/2010-07-27/ethanol-enough-already Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:33:49 +0200 NEW DELHI: A group of ministers (GoM) on ethanol headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee that met on Monday reaffirmed the `27/litre price for ethanol to be paid by the oil marketing companies to the sugar companies. The chemical industry and oil marketing companies had demanded a much lower price in line with prevailing domestic price of around `18/litre. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/GoM-reaffirms-27/lt-price-for-ethanol/articleshow/6221499.cms Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:33:49 +0200 Johannesburg ILLOVO Sugar, SA\'s biggest sugar producer, is facing a tough year and says earnings and headline earnings are expected to be 20%-30% lower for the year to March 2011, taking into account the dilution effect of the rights issue in September. http://allafrica.com/stories/201007230424.html Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:15:08 +0200 THE sugar industry views expansion into renewable energy, such as through power co-generation and the production of ethanol, as essential for the long-term viability of its growers and millers. http://www.businessday.co.za/Articles/Content.aspx?id=115933 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:15:08 +0200 The Department of Agriculture and Food in Western Australia has axed funding for the state\'s only sugar cane trial in Kununurra. http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201007/s2963933.htm Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:15:08 +0200 THE sugar industry could lose $100million this year unless the Fiji Sugar Corporation starts converting cane to sugar in an efficient manner, the Fiji Economy Update was told this week. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152316 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:15:08 +0200 CANE farmers will not receive the payment of $117 per ton of cane as initially reported but will be paid $117 for each ton of sugar, says the National Farmers Union. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=152311 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:15:08 +0200 ISLAMABAD: There is no shortage of refined sugar in the country and some sugar mills, wholesalers, and profiteers are believed to be involved in creation of artificial shortage to gain abnormal profits, sources in the ministry of industry and production told Daily Times on Saturday. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\\07\\25\\story_25-7-2010_pg5_10 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:15:08 +0200 Anthony P. Maingot (Letters, July 17) indicates that the Caribbean is struggling in its sugar production and that Brazil and Thailand are the new centres of sugar cane cultivation. The original sugar plantations were in fact in Brazil, centred on the Pernambuco province as early as the 1500s, using sugar cane root from the islands of So Tom and Madeira. It was not till the Dutch Jews were displaced from Brazil by the Portuguese in 1654 that they established the sugar industry in the Caribbean with expertise gained in Brazil. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/54d7daa4-96b4-11df-9caa-00144feab49a.html Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:15:08 +0200 KHARTOUM July 24 (Reuters) - Sudan\'s Kenana sugar company said on Saturday it had bought 40,000 tonnes of white sugar from regional markets which had already arrived in Port Sudan for off-loading. http://af.reuters.com/article/sudanNews/idAFMCD45586920100724?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=sudanNews&rpc=401 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:15:08 +0200 Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius promised, The U.S. government plans to increase funding to battle obesity and views healthcare reform as an opportunity to encourage better eating habits. Rather than spending money and attacking the food industry, the secretary and others concerned with the health of Americans ought to go after the U.S. Congress. Lets look at it. http://www.sunherald.com/2010/07/25/2353762/federal-sugar-policy-a-sweet-deal.html Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:15:08 +0200 Nairobi The Muhoroni Sugar Company has cleared all arrears owed to farmers and paid for all cane delivered to the end of June. http://allafrica.com/stories/201007200902.html Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:15:08 +0200 Johannesburg COAL exploration and development company Keaton Energy will supply 16,5-million tons of steam coal to Eskom power stations as part of an agreement between the two companies, Keaton said yesterday. http://allafrica.com/stories/201007210559.html Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:15:08 +0200 Liquor tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi has invested nearly Bt10 billion in a new sugar plant in Sukhothai. With production capacity of about 36,000 tonnes of sugar cane per day, the plant will generate Bt5 billion for the province annually. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/07/23/business/Liquor-baron-building-sugar-plant-in-Sukhothai-30134392.html Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:17:56 +0200 PUTRAJAYA, July 22 (Bernama) -- The government\'s reduction of sugar subsidy by 25 sen a kilogramme is not to burden the people but instead is to help Malaysians practise a healthy lifestyle, said Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=515684 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:17:56 +0200 ILLOVO Sugar, SAs biggest sugar producer, is facing a tough year and says earnings and headline earnings are expected to be 20%-30% lower for the year to March 2011, taking into account the dilution effect of the rights issue in September. http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=115492 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:17:56 +0200 UK farmers could be at the forefront of a massive growth in bioethanol production, according to speakers at this week\'s World Association of Beet and Cane Growers conference in Cambridge. http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/07/21/122367/Fuelling-sugar-beets-future.htm Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:17:56 +0200 UK farmers could be at the forefront of a massive growth in bioethanol production, according to speakers at this week\'s World Association of Beet and Cane Growers conference in Cambridge. http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/07/21/122367/Fuelling-sugar-beets-future.htm Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:28:21 +0200 Dangote Sugar Re finery (DSR) Plc has announced plans to adopt a series of strategies and innovation to ensure improved returns on investments for its shareholders in the years ahead. http://allafrica.com/stories/201007210524.html Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:28:21 +0200 Come January 2012, Kenyan consumers will hold sweet celebrations because they will finally access sugar at a cheaper price. http://allafrica.com/stories/201007210025.html Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:24:43 +0200 MARYBOROUGH Sugar Factory and Bundaberg Sugar have reached a final agreement on their joint venture for sugar cane milling facilities in Far North Queensland, with operations to commence from December 1. http://nqr.farmonline.com.au/news/state/agribusiness-and-general/finance/sugar-groups-to-meld/1891387.aspx?src=rss Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:24:43 +0200 Astarta may increase output to 320,000 metric tons after plantings of sugar beet climbed to 40,000 hectares (98,800 acres) from 35,000 hectareslast year, Ivanchyk said in an interview in Kiev. Sugar prices doubled in 2009 after bad weather curbed crops in Brazil and India, the largest producers. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-21/astarta-ukraine-s-biggest-sugar-refiner-to-boost-output-ivanchyk-says.html Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:24:43 +0200 Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius promised, \"The U.S. government plans to increase funding to battle obesity and views health care reform as an opportunity to encourage better eating habits.\" Rather than spending money and attacking the food industry, the secretary and others concerned with the health of Americans ought to go after the U.S. Congress. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700049648/Congress-sweet-deals-with-sugar-industry-fuel-obesity-in-US.html?s_cid=rss-33 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:24:43 +0200 Operations have resumed at seven north Queensland sugar mills after work was stopped due to an industrial dispute. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/21/2960061.htm Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:24:43 +0200 Sugar stockpile in India, the second-biggest producer, may surge 84 percent because of an increase in production and imports, a producers group said. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-20/sugar-stockpile-in-india-may-surge-on-production-rebound-lowering-imports.html Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:24:43 +0200 The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association took a major hit over the weekend when four of their Toyota Hilux pickups were crow-footed by court marshals who were enforcing a judgment in favor of Brodies supermarket. http://7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=17391 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:24:43 +0200 Brazil, July 20 - After the Jamaican-registered bulk carrier \"Wrestler\" finally berthed at Brazil\'s Paranagua grain port after an 18-day wait in the queue, the loading of its sugar cargo should have been plain sailing. http://www.flex-news-food.com/console/PageViewer.aspx?page=31204 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:24:43 +0200 Kampala Cranes assistant coach Jackson Mayanja is negotiating a one-year deal with Tanzania Premier League club Kagera Sugar http://allafrica.com/stories/201007191786.html Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:57:15 +0200 Maputo The European Commission and the Mozambican and Brazilian governments have announced, according to a statement issued by the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, \"their commitment to work together with the objective of fostering the development of the bioenergy sector, focusing on biofuels and bioelectricity\". http://allafrica.com/stories/201007161071.html Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:57:15 +0200 Raw-sugar futures climbed to a three-month high on signs that increased demand will prolong a global production deficit, forcing food companies to dig deeper into inventories. Coffee declined. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-19/sugar-rises-most-in-10-days-in-london-on-supply-scarcity-premium-widens.html Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:57:15 +0200 LONDON -(Dow Jones)- NYSE Liffe white sugar futures hit a new four-month high of $538.30 a metric ton Monday on continued concerns that supplies of refined sugar remain tight in the near term despite signs of a large upcoming Brazilian sugar cane harvest. http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/finance/liffe-white-sugar-hits-new--month-high-ton/ Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:57:15 +0200 The Sugar Regulatory Administration plans to hold a tender for the importation of 150,000 metric tons of sugar next week. http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20100719/tbs-sra-to-hold-tender-for-150-000-mt-im-1da90e5.html Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:57:15 +0200 Sugar prices could be heading for a 30% drop, weakened by the return of production to exceeding supply, but thanks to India\'s data \"casino\" investors should not expect a smooth ride, sector leaders have been warned. http://www.agrimoney.com/news/sugar-prices-on-volatile-road-to-30percent-loss--2001.html Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:57:15 +0200 Triveni Engineering and Industries Ltd on Monday reported a net loss of Rs 14.23 crore for the third quarter ended June 2010, with overall profitability being impacted due to increased costs faced by the company\'s sugar division. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/07/20/stories/2010072051410200.htm Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:57:15 +0200 DUANVALE, Trelawny Allan Rickards, the Chairman of the All Island Jamaica Cane Farmers Association (AIJFA), Allan Rickards has blasted the government for what he said was its failure to sign off on a US$30 million loan agreement with the Chinese government for the supply of equipment to the ailing sugar industry. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Rickards-blasts-gov-t-over-Chinese-sugar-offer_7805912 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:57:15 +0200 The recent sugar shortage and the hike in its retail price leaves many questions unanswered. What is so great about sugar to the extent it prompts the so called wise consumers to behave like ants each time there is a run for sugar? http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsfeatures.php?id=514650 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:57:15 +0200 Nairobi Nzoia Sugar Company will stop crushing sugarcane for eight weeks starting August 6, as it undergoes annual repairs and maintenance http://allafrica.com/stories/201007190683.html Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:57:15 +0200 July 19 (Bloomberg) -- The Canadian government is \"disappointed\" by a work stoppage that began today at the port of Montreal and is monitoring the situation \"closely,\" according to a statement by Labour Minister Lisa Raitt. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/07/19/bloomberg1376-L5T9GP6LUTXF01-3OBK2AUR6C58NS693EPM210JB3.DTL#ixzz0uAiSjh8P http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/07/19/bloomberg1376-L5T9GP6LUTXF01-3OBK2AUR6C58NS693EPM210JB3.DTL Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:57:15 +0200 KARACHI: The All Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (APSMA) has summoned an emergency meeting in Lahore on Tuesday to discuss a strategy for tackling an impending sugar crisis in the country. http://tribune.com.pk/story/28949/sugar-millers-to-chalk-out-strategy-today/ Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:57:15 +0200 Sugar production in Brazil and India, the top two producers, looks promising in the year starting October, with a possible record crop from South America, the International Sugar Organization said today. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-14/brazil-to-produce-record-sugar-crop-next-year-sugar-organization-says.html Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:35:29 +0200 Chemelil Sugar Company plans to automate its cane processing unit to boost efficiency in cane crushing, extract more sucrose and cut operating costs as it prepares for competition from imports from the COMESA region in less than two years. http://allafrica.com/stories/201007150369.html Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:35:29 +0200 Sugar mills could export up to one million tonnes of the sweetener in the 2010-11 crop year, starting October, to fulfill their export obligation, as the countrys production is expected to outstrip demand, an industry body said. http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=401504 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:35:29 +0200 The undisputed king of liquor trade in Uttar Pradesh, Gurdeep Singh Chadha ,more popularly known as Ponty Chadha, who heads a $1.5-billion empire out of Lucknow, has bagged two sugar mills in the UP governments ongoing privatisation bid and has appetite for more. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/Consolidation-in-the-sugar-industry-is-bound-to-happen-Ponty-Chadha/articleshow/6172115.cms Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:35:29 +0200 KARACHI: A ship carrying sugar imported by the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has arrived. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\\07\\16\\story_16-7-2010_pg5_13 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:35:29 +0200 PETALING JAYA: Sugar suffered the highest cut in subsidies and the reasons are obvious to counter diseases due to over-use of the commodity. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/16/nation/6678656&sec=nation Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:35:29 +0200 Stevia supplier GLG Life Tech has signed a five-year deal with Sugar Australia for distribution and marketing of its stevia-derived sweeteners for the Australian and New Zealand food and beverage markets. http://www.ap-foodtechnology.com/Industry-drivers/GLG-Life-Tech-finalizes-Sugar-Australia-deal?utm_source=RSS_text_news Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:35:29 +0200 Building products and sugar producer CSR Ltd has come under fire from investors over the company\'s recent losses and the sale of sugar and energy business, Sucrogen, to Asian agribusiness Wilmar International Ltd. http://www.watoday.com.au/breaking-news-business/csr-under-fire-for-losses-sugar-sale-20100708-1022x.html Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:35:29 +0200 FIJI\'S longest standing and largest sugar buyer - Tate & Lyle - will discontinue its multi-million dollar sugars division from September 30 this year. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=151773 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:35:29 +0200 The Fiji Sugar Corporation has been assured that the sale of Tate and Lyle\'s European Sugar assets to American Sugar Refining Company will not foresee any major sugar contractual implications as a result of the change of ownership. http://www.fijivillage.com/?mod=story&id=160710a1c1c960085e40d3cbc68abe Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:35:29 +0200 Fijis sugar trade to the European Union remains intact says the Fiji Sugar Corporation http://www.radiofiji.com.fj/fullstory.php?id=29288 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:35:29 +0200 KINGSTONThe Governments Sugar Divestment Team (SDT) is to finalise a deal soon with Chinas Complant International Sugar Industry Company, for the sale of its three remaining sugar factories following Mondays green light from the Cabinet. http://guardian.co.tt/business/business/2010/07/15/j-ca-sell-last-sugar-factories-us9m Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:37:13 +0200 Ambassador Derrick Heaven, executive chairman of the Sugar Industry Authority (SIA), has commenced discussions with all the relevant parties, to resolve the issues concerning the closure of the Long Pond sugar factory in Trelawny, for the next crop season. http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100715/business/business1.html Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:37:13 +0200 THE YEAR 1965 stands as Jamaica\'s biggest in sugar production to date, when 506,000 tonnes of the sweetener was churned from the 18 factories that existed at the time. http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100714/lead/lead4.html Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:37:13 +0200 Tea party activists ridiculed the proposed half-billion-dollar Everglades restoration project Wednesday, calling it an overpriced bailout for U.S. Sugar http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/15/1731063/activists-protest-sugar-deal.html Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:37:13 +0200 Taunting Gov. Charlie Crist with sugar cookies topped with the word \"BAILOUT,\" tea party activists converged west of West Palm Beach on Wednesday to protest a proposed $536 million Everglades restoration land deal with U.S. Sugar Corp. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/state/fl-everglades-land-deal-protest-20100714,0,2276517.story Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:37:13 +0200 ISLAMABAD (July 14 2010): The Cabinet which is scheduled to meet on Wednesday (July 14) with Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in the chair, will consider a special committee\'s report on sugar import scam in the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP). The committee headed by the Minister for Industries and Production, Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani questioned the TCP chairman in the meeting for the delay in import of sugar, which resulted in increase in sugar prices in the domestic market. http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?id=1080199&currPageNo=1&query=&search=&term=&supDate= Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:37:13 +0200 \"Imports may be higher as non-stop rains will probably reduce sugar content in cane,\" Faruk Bakrie, chairman of the association, said in an interview in Bali today. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/15/AR2010071500231.html Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:37:13 +0200 Sugar exports from Thailand, the worlds second-biggest shipper, may plunge 20 percent next year as delayed rain lowers yields and increasing domestic consumption slashes export availability, an official body said. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-15/thai-sugar-exports-may-tumble-in-2011-on-delayed-rain-policy-bureau-says.html Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:37:13 +0200 The country\'s sugar production is likely to outstrip demand at 25 million tonne in 2010-11 crop year starting October due to an increase in cane acreage, according to the industry. http://business.rediff.com/report/2010/jul/14/sugar-output-may-outstrip-demand-at-25-mn-tons-next-year.htm Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:37:13 +0200 Sumbe The director of the social services of Aldeia Nova project in Cela district, Kwanza Sul province, Paulo Barros Feio, Monday, in Wako Kungo, said that sugar-cane plantation in Kibala will contribute to the production of bio-diesel and fertilizer. http://allafrica.com/stories/201007130038.html Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:03:17 +0200 BANGKOK: Thailand, the world\'s No. 2 sugar exporter, opened a tender on Tuesday to buy back sugar from the world market and may have to import the sweetener for the first time in its history because of tight domestic supplies http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/commodities/Major-sugar-exporter-Thailand-in-rare-buying-tender/articleshow/6161820.cms Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:03:17 +0200 THE recent seizure of undocumented sugar from warehouses and a business establishment in Cebu debunks the Bureau of Customs\'s (BOC) claims that its personnel had initiated measures and seriously campaigned against sugar smuggling. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/seized-smuggled-sugar-debunks-cebu-customs-claims Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:03:17 +0200 Sugar loading at Brazils biggest port was halted today because of rain, which may increase a record backlog of vessels waiting to pick up the sweetener, Brazils Copersucar SA said. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-13/brazilian-sugar-shipments-halted-at-port-of-santos-because-of-rain.html Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:03:17 +0200 Jamaicas government will sell its three remaining state-owned sugar factories and their attendant lands to a mainland-based company, for US$9 million, Agriculture Minister Christopher Tufton said on Tuesday.... http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=26beed2cd8fc9210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=teaser&ss=companies&s=business Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:03:17 +0200 THE remaining three state-owned sugar factories are to be divested to Chinese company Complant International. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Last-3-sugar-factories-to-be-divested Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:03:17 +0200 July 13 (Reuters) - Jamaica\'s government will sell its three remaining state-owned sugar factories to a China-based company, Agriculture Minister Christopher Tufton said on Tuesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN138561020100714?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=hotStocksNews&rpc=401 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:03:17 +0200 Moving swiftly to dismantle one of the last remnants of the licence-raj era, the government will prepare a proposal to ease tight controls on sugar in the next 10 days, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said on Tuesday. The proposal will come up for Cabinet discussion soon, he added. The move hinges on high prospects of surplus output next ar. The sugar sector continues to be subjected to strict controls, in force since the pre-liberalisation era. http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/newdelhi/Govt-gears-up-to-decontrol-sugar/Article1-571977.aspx Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:03:17 +0200 LIMA, July 13 (Reuters) - Peru\'s government plans to sell its stakes in six sugar producers this year to meet the terms of a law Congress passed to encourage private investment in the agricultural sector. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1311358520100713?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews&rpc=401 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:03:17 +0200 July 13 - Canadian life sciences company GLG Life Tech said it signed a five-year agreement with Sugar Australia for the distribution and marketing of its stevia line of natural sweeteners. GLG said the agreement, effective July 9, has an automatic renewal provision for another five years. http://www.flex-news-food.com/console/PageViewer.aspx?page=31082&source=xml Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:03:17 +0200 Cooperative sugar mills in Maharashtra have welcomed the reported move of the union government to decontrol the sector. It would mean professional functioning without approaching the government for loan guarantees. A market determined price would benefit mills and also enable cane growers to plan better. http://www.fnbnews.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=27907&sectionid=1 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:03:17 +0200 MANILA A group of small players in oil industry said that the Biofuels Act of 2007, which decrees the addition of a percentage of ethanol in local fuel products such as gasoline and diesel, is not solely meant to boost the countrys sugar industry. http://www.thenewstoday.info/2010/07/14/biofuels.act.not.only.intended.for.sugar.industry.group.says.html Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:03:17 +0200 Maputo Cane cutters at the Maragra sugar plantation in Maputo province agreed on Wednesday to resume work, suspending a strike that began on Monday to protest against the deduction of three per cent of their wages as contributions to the Mozambican Social Security system, reports Thursday\'s issue of the Maputo daily \"Noticias\". http://allafrica.com/stories/201007080835.html Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:17:29 +0200 SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - Imperial Sugar is set to pay more than $6 million in fines for findings related to explosions and fires at the Port Wentworth refinery. OSHA expanded the findings to include violations at imperial\'s Gramercy, Louisiana refinery as well. http://www.wtoc.com/global/story.asp?s=12769479 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:17:29 +0200 It\'s not exactly sugar juice, but the sugar cane fiber left over after the juice is extracted, which is burned to make electricity. The fiber is called bagasse, and is being used in cogeneration power plants. Once it dries, it is burned in boilers to make steam. The steam is used to create electricity. Emissions from burning bagasse are lower than for burning fossil fuels. http://green.yahoo.com/blog/care2/23/sugar-can-make-electricity.html Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:17:29 +0200 Farm Minister Sharad Pawar said on Friday the country must ease restrictions on the sugar sector. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-49998120100709?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&rpc=401 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:17:29 +0200 Sugarcane planters are urging the Industry Ministry to help increase the efficiency of sugar production as the industry this year has wasted an average of 23.11% of its raw materials at mills, resulting in lower sugar prices, says Industry Minister Chaiwuti Bannawat. http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/economics/185741/planters-urge-better-sugar-production-as-wastage-rises Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:17:29 +0200 MANILA: About one million hectares of agricultural land, including the huge sugar estate owned by the family of President Benigno Noynoy Aquino, will be distributed to farmer beneficiaries before 2014, a ranking Malacanang official disclosed on Thursday. http://gulftoday.ae/portal/d89af30c-e6d5-4960-adb8-2089376dc904.aspx Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:17:29 +0200 The sugar daddy (aka chief executive) of CSR\'s Sucrogen division, Ian Glasson, has already made the seamless transition to spruiking the official line of the Singapore buyer of the sugar business. http://www.smh.com.au/business/from-the-book-of-social-responsibility-20100708-102dy.html Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:17:29 +0200 Cooperative sugar mills in Maharashtra have appealed to the Union finance ministry to stop the insistence on tax deduction at source on the income of cane harvesting and transport contractors. http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=400875 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:17:29 +0200 British Sugar has just offered growers a price of 23.60/t. How was this calculated and can growers really make money at that? Olivia Cooper finds out http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/07/08/122176/Growers-disappointed-with-sugar-beet-price.htm Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:17:29 +0200 French ingredients group Tereos today (8 July) booked a jump in half-year profits, citing a boost from high sugar prices. http://www.just-food.com/news/high-sugar-prices-sweeten-tereos-h1-profits_id111666.aspx Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:17:29 +0200 Dubai-based Al Khaleej Sugar Company will not expand its refinery this year because adding capacity would require closing down at a time when demand for white sugar is high, an executive said on Thursday. http://www.tradearabia.com/news/newsdetails.asp?Sn=FOOD&artid=182705 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:17:29 +0200 Dubai-based Al Khaleej Sugar Co will not expand its refinery this year because adding capacity would require closing down at a time when demand for white sugar is high, an executive said on Thursday. http://www.arabianbusiness.com/592365-al-khaleej-wont-expand-uae-sugar-refinery-in-2010 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:17:29 +0200 Higher sugar prices and volumes have helped boost third quarter revenues at Associated British Foods, signalling continued strong performance into the second half of the year. http://www.foodnavigator.com/Financial-Industry/ABF-reports-strong-growth-in-sugar-food-ingredients?utm_source=RSS_text_news Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:17:29 +0200 MELBOURNE, July 8 (Bernama) -- CSR, once owned by the Robert Kok Group, says it is likely to pay shareholders some of the proceeds from the A$1.75 billion sale of its sugar business. http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsbusiness.php?id=511916 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:17:29 +0200 July 09--AMID the insufficient local supply of ethanol, small oil retailers warned of a fuel supply shortage if the Biofuels Act of 2006 is not amended. In a statement, the Independent Philippine Petroleum Companies Association (IPPCA) said the government has to seriously consider importing ethanol unless it decides to put on hold the country\'s bioethanol fuel program. http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4292607 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:17:29 +0200 Queensland Premier Anna Bligh was on hand today to open a new $10 million bio pilot plant in Mackay, which will help Australia become a leading player in the revolutionary new bio products industry. http://www.qbr.com.au/news/articleid/68551.aspx Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:17:29 +0200 Maputo More than 600 seasonal cane cutters, working for the Maragra sugar company, in Manhica district, about 80 kilometres north of Maputo, have been on strike since Monday, to protest against social security deductions from their wages, reports Wednesday\'s issue of the daily paper \"\'Noticias\". http://allafrica.com/stories/201007070978.html Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:42:41 +0200 Nairobi The wrangles threatening production at the Nzoia Sugar Company have been blamed on the rivalry in both Ford Kenya and ODM parties. http://allafrica.com/stories/201007061272.html Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:42:41 +0200 Consumers in the Kanifing Municipality are complaining about the shortage of sugar in their neighbourhood or corner street shops or that where item is available it is expensive and unaffordable for the majority of people. Some consumers said sugar is scarce and further claim that they are buying crystal or moist sugar at D8.00 or D9.00 per cup at places where it is available. http://allafrica.com/stories/201007060229.html Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:42:41 +0200 Private sugar mills, for the first time, are apparently willing to consider a cane pricing formula that would entail sharing two-thirds of their realisations from not just sugar, but even molasses and surplus bagasse, with farmers. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/07/08/stories/2010070853561800.htm Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:42:41 +0200 AMENIA, N.D. Sugar beet farmers in the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota say federal sugar policy is working and should not be changed. http://www.twincities.com/business/ci_15458334?source=rss Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:42:41 +0200 THE Australian sugar industry generates $2.5 billion revenue a year, but returns are volatile and the industry is capital intensive. http://nqr.farmonline.com.au/news/state/sugar/general/sugar-returns-volatile/1877505.aspx?src=rss Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:42:41 +0200 SAVANNAH, Ga. Imperial Sugar has agreed to pay more than $6 million in fines for safety violations at two of its U.S. plants, including the Georgia refinery where a dust explosion killed 14 workers in 2008, federal regulators said Wednesday. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100707/ap_on_bi_ge/us_refinery_blast_3 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:42:41 +0200 WASHINGTON -- Imperial Sugar Co. agreed to pay about $6 million to settle Occupational Safety and Health Administration citations arising from a February 2008 explosion at the company\'s Port Wentworth, Ga., facility. A subsequent inspection of Imperial\'s Gramercy, La., plant led to other citations for health and safety violations. Sugar Land, Texas-based Imperial contested the citations but said it agreed to settle them without making admissions to the allegations asserted by the agency. Moreover, the company will implement further safety measures beyond many of those already put into effect. A total of 14 people died in the Port Wentworth blast, which was attributed to combustible dust. http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/retail/imperial-sugar-pay--mln-osha-settlement/ Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:42:41 +0200 Sugar beet farmers in the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota said federal sugar policy is working and should not be changed. http://www.twincities.com/business/ci_15461765?nclick_check=1 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:42:41 +0200 The conglomerate CSR says some of the proceeds from the sale of its sugar and renewable energy business may go to shareholders. http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201007/s2948319.htm Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:42:41 +0200 CSR Ltd chairman Ian Blackburne says the company is likely to pay shareholders some of the proceeds from the $1.75 billion sale of its sugar business. http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=7925686&rf=true Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:42:41 +0200 A DRASTIC rise in world sugar prices and an acute shortage to meet the ever growing demand is threatening turbulence in the domestic market, a move that sees consumers pay more for the commodity. http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/32/725066 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:42:41 +0200 Funds totaling P115 million for the programs and projects of Governor Alfredo Maraon Jr., under his three-year Negros First executive-legislative agenda, were unanimously approved yesterday by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan at its inaugural session held at the Social Hall of the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City. http://www.visayandailystar.com/2010/July/08/topstory1.htm Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:42:41 +0200 AMENIA, N.D. Farmers and ranchers from North Dakota and western Minnesota say they want less red tape and more fairness in the next farm bill. http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/284187/group/Business/ Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:42:41 +0200 Imperial Sugar Co. will pay more than $4 million for safety violations at its local refinery, where a 2008 inferno killed 14 people and injured many others. http://savannahnow.com/news/2010-07-08/imperial-sugar-settles-6-million-admits-no-wrongdoing Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:42:41 +0200 It was a cash crop in good years and a constant source of frustration in bad. It taught producers the value of being precise, and redefined exactly what hard work was. It was a growing industry for years, before the governments of the mid 1990\'s let it slip through their fingers. http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2658483 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:42:41 +0200 Lagos The board of Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) Plc, last week, presented its audited result for the year ended December 31, 2009, reporting a 2.1 per cent increase in turnover from N80.671 billion in the corresponding period of 2008, to N82.396 billion. http://allafrica.com/stories/201007050373.html Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:25:28 +0200 Soft drinks in the United States are trending back towards sugar, with the recent announcement by The Dr Pepper Snapple Group that it will switch Dr Pepper back to sugar from high-fructose corn syrup, for a limited time as part of its 125th anniversary celebrations. The reformulated product will also bear nostalgic Dr Pepper slogans and can designs. http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2010/07/06/us-soft-drinks-drifting-back-towards-sugar.html Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:25:28 +0200 The Sugar Cane Growers Council has welcomed governments decision to seek the renewal of land leases for ninety nine years. http://www.radiofiji.com.fj/fullstory.php?id=29010 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:25:28 +0200 Optimism about Fijis sugar industry is growing despite the Fiji Sugar Corporation announcing massive job cuts. http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=54552 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:25:28 +0200 CSR Limited has announced the sale of its newly spun-off sugar business, Sucrogen, to Singaporean agribusiness giant Wilmar International, for A$1.75 billion, rejecting previous offers from Chinas Bright Food Group, including a conditional offer at the same amount. The company has also rejected its preferred option, a demerger, despite winning an appeal which would green-light the project. http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2010/07/06/bright-snubbed-csrs-sucrogen-goes-to-wilmar-international.html Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:25:28 +0200 With India\'s sugar output expected to rebound in the next crop year, Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Monday said the time is now proper for the government to give a serious thought to decontrolling the sugar industry. http://businesstoday.intoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&issueid=60&id=15590&Itemid=1&sectionid=4 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:25:28 +0200 The A$1.75 billion ($2.13 billion) bid by Singapore\'s Wilmar International for Sydney-based CSR\'s sugar business includes the CSR stake in the New Zealand Sugar Co, owner of the Chelsea brand and refinery on the northern shore of the Waitemata Harbour http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/business/3887832/Sugar-bid-includes-NZs-Chelsea Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:25:28 +0200 Researchers in the US have demonstrated an imaging technique for studying the conversion of biomass into fuel-friendly sugars. The technique, called stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy, is better than others because it can give quantitative readings of the species present. http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2010/July/05071001.asp Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:25:28 +0200 Sugar and building materials group CSR has agreed to a last-minute A$1.75 billion ($2.14 billion) bid from Wilmar International for its sugar and renewable energy business, leaving its long-term Chinese suitor Bright Food Group out in the cold. http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/business/3885814/Sugar-group-CSR-snubs-Chinese-suitor Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:56:09 +0200 CSR has agreed to sell its sugar and renewable energy business, Sucrogen, to Wilmar International Ltd, a Singapore-listed agribusiness group, for $1.75 billion. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/csr-sugar-goes-to-singaporeans/story-e6frfh4f-1225887917429?from=public_rss Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:56:09 +0200 Building materials and sugar conglomerate CSR has agreed to sell its sugar division, Sucrogen, to Singapore-based company Wilmar. http://au.biz.yahoo.com/100705/31/2e2s6.html Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:56:09 +0200 SYDNEY: Australian conglomerate CSR Ltd has struck a deal to sell its sugar business to Singapore\'s Wilmar International Ltd for A$1.75 billion ($1.47 billion), trumping a bid from China\'s Bright Food Group. http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=169193&Itemid=79 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:56:09 +0200 Wilmar International says it has agreed to acquire CSR Limiteds sugar and renewable energy business, Sucrogen Limited, for an enterprise value of A$1,750 million ($2,051 million) (excluding minority interests), comprising A$1,347 million in equity, and A$403 million of net debt. http://theedgesingapore.com/the-daily-edge/business/17403-wilmar-international-acquires-csrs-sugar-and-renewable-energy-business-for-2b.html Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:56:09 +0200 THE AUCTION for the rights to import up to 150,000 metric tons more of sugar for this year will not be held this week, as announced last June 30, the state sugar regulator said yesterday http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=13671 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:56:09 +0200 The proceeds from Tate & Lyle\'s sale of its EU sugar business should give bosses the firepower to develop an added-value food ingredients business of at least 500m, according to City analysts. http://www.foodnavigator.com/Financial-Industry/City-Sugar-sale-gives-Tate-Lyle-firepower-to-develop-500m-added-value-ingredients-business?utm_source=RSS_text_news Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:56:09 +0200 PUNE: BJP veteran Gopinath Munde is the new sugar baron of Maharashtra. Mr Munde has dethroned the states much-famed sugar barons. Mr Munde controls about 12 mills in both the cooperative and the private sector. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Gopinath-Munde-new-sugar-baron-of-Maharashtra/articleshow/6129281.cms Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:56:09 +0200 The Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC) is hopeful for a boost in the sugar industry with the land reform programmes coming in. http://www.fijilive.com/news_new/index.php/news/show_news/26773 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:56:09 +0200 The Fiji Sugar Corporation has announced that major upgrade works undertaken over the last five years in Lautoka, Rarawai and Labasa sugar mills have now been completed http://www.radiofiji.com.fj/fullstory.php?id=28981 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:56:09 +0200 We\'re just a few days into the October 2010 ICE 11 contracts, and the price of sugar is looking strong. http://www.abc.net.au/rural/regions/content/201007/2944641.htm?site=northqld Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:56:09 +0200 Raw-sugar futures gained for the second straight session as Thailand, the second-largest exporter, said it plans to buy back the commodity from traders to meet rising domestic demand. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-01/raw-sugar-futures-advance-on-speculation-that-thailand-exports-will-fall.html Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:37:33 +0200 CLARKS TOWN, Trelawny The privately-owned Long Pond Sugar Factory here will be closed for at least one year to facilitate a multi-million dollar repair job on the defective boilers at the facility. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Long-Pond-Sugar-Factory-closing-for-repairs_7765662 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:37:33 +0200 TATE & Lyle is to sever historic links with the sugar industry stretching back more than 130 years after agreeing to sell its European refining business to a US firm. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/latest-business-news/2010/07/02/historic-british-sugar-firm-tate-lyle-sold-to-us-51140-26770202/ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:37:33 +0200 American Sugar Refining (ASR), North American cane sugar refiner owned by Florida Crystals Corporation, has entered into an agreement to purchase Tate & Lyle\'s European cane sugar operations. http://ingredients.food-business-review.com/news/asr_to_buy_tate__lyle_european_cane_sugar_operations_100701 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:37:33 +0200 BRITAINs Tate & Lyle is selling its European sugar operations to American Sugar Refining for 211m , breaking a 150-year link to sugar in favour of low-calorie sweeteners that offer faster growth. http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=113583 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:37:33 +0200 Tate & Lyle has agreed the sale of its 150-year-old UK sugar and golden syrup businesses to American Sugar Refining, severing its links with the industry which made it a household name. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/7866357/Tate-and-Lyle-bids-farewell-to-historic-sugar-and-golden-syrup-business.html Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:37:33 +0200 The latest hike in petrol prices has emboldened sugar millers to renew their demand for a Rs 27-a-litre rate on the ethanol supplied to oil marketing companies under the 5 per cent blending programme. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/07/02/stories/2010070251671800.htm Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:37:33 +0200 The Fiji government has issued a fresh declaration of support for the countrys struggling sugar industry, with the line permanent secretary saying the industry is here to stay. http://www.fijilive.com/news/2010/07/02/26702.Fijilive Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:37:33 +0200 Former Saudi oil minister Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani was once quoted as saying, The Stone Age didnt end because we ran out of stones. http://www.wheels.ca/article/786748 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:37:33 +0200 BMI View: The uneasy relationship between the Argentinian government and the agricultural sector once again came to the fore in Q210. Exports of soybean and grains were halted for more than a week in March 2010 after dockworkers went on strike at Argentina\'s key grains ports, in a dispute over salaries. Labour tensions were also evident in the livestock sector, as the government introduced new export restrictions in a move to try to curb the rocketing price of beef on the domestic market. The measures are the latest in a long history of government interference in the livestock sector that have disrupted exports and strained relationships with producers. In April 2010, ranchers announced a two-day halt of cattle sales in support of meatpacking workers who are protesting against job losses resulting from government policy in the livestock sector. http://marketpublishers.com/report/industry/agriculture/argentina_agribusiness_report_q3_2010.html Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:37:33 +0200 Tate & Lyle has announced a deal to sell its sugar business to American Sugar Refining for 211m in cash. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/10472258.stm Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:48:16 +0200 Tate & Lyle is poised to sell a large part of its sugars operation to American Sugar Refining of the US for about 200m in a deal that would cut historic ties with the business on which the UK group was founded. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f0bc3e52-84a7-11df-9cbb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:48:16 +0200 The world\'s oldest brand Lyle\'s Golden Syrup is to change hands tomorrow when Tate & Lyle announces the sale of its historic sugar business to American Sugar Refining for about 200m. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jun/30/tate-lyle-sugar-business-sale Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:48:16 +0200 Sugar refiner and sweetener group Tate & Lyle (TATE.L) is close to finalising a sale of its flagship sugar operations to a U.S. rival, British media reported on Thursday. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE65T6SS20100701?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&rpc=401 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:48:16 +0200 I have learned that Tate & Lyle is in advanced talks to sell its historic sugars division to an American rival in a move that would see another piece of Britains industrial heritage transferred into overseas ownership. http://blogs.news.sky.com/kleinman/Post:82b194ed-354d-4ce7-9b2f-9593d0a9be5c Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:48:16 +0200 YONKERS, New York, July 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- American Sugar Refining (ASR), North America\'s largest cane sugar refiner, signed an agreement to acquire Tate & Lyle PLC\'s European cane sugar operations. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/American-Sugar-Refining-to-prnews-1096870722.html?x=0&.v=1 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:48:16 +0200 KIMBERLY Sugar beet fields seldom look uniform, but this year fields seem to be even more variable than usual. Thats true even on research farms. http://www.magicvalley.com/business/agriculture/ff4bcf5e-1c92-59ae-a2b1-09d2d9424a8c.html Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:48:16 +0200 A final fixed price for sugar beet of 23.60 per tonne has been announced by British Sugar for the 2011/12 season. http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/arable/arable-news/new-formula-fixes-%C2%A32360/tonne-for-beet-growers/32836.article Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:48:16 +0200 New Delhi: After two consecutive years of lower output than demand, India sugar production is expected to rebound to touch 23 million tonne in the next crop year starting October on the back of higher area under cane. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Sugar-output-likely-to-reach-23-million-tonne/640131/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:48:16 +0200 Indias monsoon rainfall, the main source of irrigation for the nations 235 million farmers, may not reach the rice and sugar cane growing regions in the north for the next four-five days, delaying sowing, an official said. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-01/rains-to-reach-sugar-cane-grain-belt-in-northern-states-after-five-days.html Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:48:16 +0200 ILLOVO Sugar, Africas biggest producer of sugar, said yesterday it expected a tough year ahead because of volatile sugar prices and the strong rand. http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=113367 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:48:16 +0200 LAGOS June 30 (Reuters) - Nigeria\'s Dangote Sugar Refinery (DANGSUG.LG: Quote) said on Wednesday its first quarter pre-tax profit rose by 4.4 percent to 5.84 billion naira ($9.3 million). http://af.reuters.com/article/nigeriaNews/idAFLDE65T1V420100630?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=nigeriaNews&rpc=401 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:48:16 +0200 Australian raw sugar production is still expected to rise 5 percent this year, Canegrowers Chief Executive Officer Ian Ballantyne said today after the first month of the harvest. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-01/sugar-production-in-australia-heading-for-5-gain-this-year-growers-say.html Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:48:16 +0200 Sugar Industry Biotech Council grower spokesman Duane Grant says the sugar industry is pleased with the Supreme Court Ruling on Roundup Ready alfalfa. The ruling clarifies the process for the approval of a biotech crop. Grant, who is an Idaho farmer, calls the ruling positive for sugar beets. APHIS has completed their environmental assessment of sugarbeets and deregulated sugarbeets several years ago, so they clearly completed at least one step in the analysis and where theyre owed deference now, under this ruling by the court, we believe that will be favorable. http://www.truthabouttrade.org/news/latest-news/16207-sugar-industry-welcomes-alfalfa-ruling Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:48:16 +0200 Last week they received a 64-page environmental risk management plan (ERMP), 51 pages of guidelines and almost a kilogram of propaganda from the Bligh Labor Government, demanding information about farming practices and a signed declaration under threat of massive fines and jail terms. http://nqr.farmonline.com.au/news/state/agribusiness-and-general/general/furrowed-brows-over-ermps/1874141.aspx Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:48:16 +0200 IT was a Queensland first yesterday as three graduates of a landmark safety training program were officially presented with their certificates. http://www.dailymercury.com.au/story/2010/07/01/keeping-sugars-workers-safer/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:48:16 +0200 A vessel carrying 23,750 metric tons of sugar arrived at the outer anchorage of Port Qasim on Wednesday to take berth and would start discharging sugar on Thursday morning, a statement said. According to the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP), the vessel MV Polar Star is carrying a shipment of Cargill International for the import of 75,000MT sugar. The shipments of sugar, being imported in line with the decision of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, are in process and a total quantity of around 230,923MT sugar would arrive in the country. The TCP has so far awarded contracts for the supply of 575,000MT of sugar from world sources. http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=248119 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:48:16 +0200 Lucknow, June 24 (IANS) Decks have been cleared or the sale of 14 state-owned sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh. http://calcuttatube.com/14-state-owned-sugar-mills-up-for-sale-in-up/100044/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:18:44 +0200 One of the oldest businesses in the Nebraska Panhandle invited area residents to join in the companys centennial observance on Wednesday. Western Sugar Cooperative officials said about 2,000 people enjoyed the free lunch, funnel cakes, exhibits and displays at the factory site on East Overland. http://www.starherald.com/articles/2010/06/24/gering_courier/news/doc4c2366bace7fc428025121.txt Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:18:44 +0200 Sugar beet growers have been offered a price of 23.60/t for next year\'s crop. http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/06/29/122030/British-Sugar-confirms-2011-beet-price.htm Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:18:44 +0200 Louisiana Sugar Refining, LLC has awarded an engineering contract to Davies Engineering Inc. of Gonzales for work at its new sugar refinery in Gramercy. http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2010/06/louisiana_sugar_refining_award.html Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:18:44 +0200 Illovo Sugar, Africa\'s biggest producer of the commodity, paid managing director Graham Clark 34 percent less in the latest financial year after earnings fell and the company braced for harsher business conditions http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5535059&fSectionId=612&fSetId=662 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:18:44 +0200 BEIJING - China\'s top economic planner and ministries of commerce and finance said Tuesday the government would sell 100,000 tons of sugar from state reserves on July 6. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-06/30/content_10039434.htm Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:18:44 +0200 BANGKOK: Thailand may have to import sugar for the first time ever this year due to domestic shortage, a move likely to lift premiums in the worlds second-biggest sugar exporter from already near record levels. http://gulftoday.ae/portal/0fd8a66a-5b7f-4297-929f-2e0cbdfd64a5.aspx Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:18:44 +0200 Sugar futures fell to a one-week low as investors grew concerned that Chinas economy is slowing and that a price rally to a two-month high was overdone. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-29/sugar-prices-drop-as-egypt-cancels-buying-tender-global-demand-may-ease.html Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:18:44 +0200 June 29 - Thailand, the world\'s second-biggest sugar exporter, may have to import sugar for the first time this year due to tight domestic supply, a senior industry official and traders said on Tuesday. http://www.flex-news-food.com/console/PageViewer.aspx?page=30846&source=xml Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:18:44 +0200 RUSSIA is ready to let Ukraine sell it 300,000 tonnes of sugar free from duty, Ukrainian agriculture minister Mykola Prysyazhnyuk said on Monday in a further sign of warming ties between the two states. http://www.agra-net.com/portal2/home.jsp?template=newsarticle&artid=20017788604&pubid=ag047 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:18:44 +0200 June 28 (Reuters) - State-run Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) issued a tender on Monday to import 175,000 tonnes of white sugar from worldwide sources, its second sugar tender in a week. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINSGE65R04E20100628?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews&rpc=401 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:43:03 +0200 MUMBAI: The politically powerful sugar barons of Maharashtra have once again extracted a sweet deal from the state. Maharashtras empowered group of ministers on the sugar industry has agreed to bail out the sugar co-operatives from the short margin crisis and take up their demands with the Union government. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Maharashtras-sugar-barons-prevail-over-the-govt-again/articleshow/6100202.cms Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:43:03 +0200 The second phase of a feasibility study has been completed to establish a plant to produce power and white sugar under a co-generation method at Lalpur North Bengal Sugar Mills (NBSM). http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=144406 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:43:03 +0200 In order to produce power and white sugar at Lalpur North Bengal Sugar Mills (NBSM) in co-generation method, the second phase feasibility study has been completed for establishing the power plant. http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=104441&date=2010-06-28 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:43:03 +0200