Online portal for marketing sugar.

Marketing of sugar by the mills this season may see an important change with the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF) and the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) jointly introducing an online platform. This platform allows millers to float their tenders online and buyers from across the country able to access the same.

Raw sugar slips as Brazil currency resumes decline.

Raw sugar futures fell as speculative selling emerged against a backdrop of a weaker Brazilian currency, while a weaker British pound boosted London cocoa prices. March raw sugar was down 0.10 cent, or 0.7 percent, at 14.08 cents per lb, reversing earlier gains as the Brazilian real resumed its downtrend.

Govt extends stock limits on sugar for 6 months till Apr 28

The government has extended the stockholding limit on sugar traders for six more months till Apr 28 to keep prices in check. The stock and turnover limits on sugar were to lapse on Oct 28. In August, the government had also imposed stock holding limits on sugar mills for September and October to ensure mills liquidate excess stock and prices remain in check in a year of tight supplies. India’s sugar output fell to a seven-year low of 20.3 million metric tonne in the year ended September.

Farmers in quandary as sugar factory decides to down shutters

Delta Sugars Limited (DSL) is all set to down the shutters from the coming cane crushing season that begins in early December, leaving above 2,000 farmers and 350 workers to their fate. The factory management has announced last week that it had decided to shut the factory, owing to above ₹120 crores of loss in the present fiscal.

UP sugar mills delay cane crushing as molasses stocks pile up

Sugar mills in up have delayed cane crushing as they are sitting on large stock of molasses. At the beginning of the month, mills were carrying around 10 million litre molasses stock with them posing a problem of storage as the new crushing season result in more addition to the existing inventory.

Brazil boosts ethanol output, cuts cane used for sugar

Brazilian mills increased the amount of cane used for ethanol production in the first half of October, and reduced sugar output, taking advantage of better pricing for the biofuel as sugar prices remain weak. Mills in the center-south region, increased the amount of cane they used to produce ethanol to 56 percent in the first half of this month from 53 percent late in September and compared with 50 percent early in October last year. Sugar production of 1.97 million tonnes in the first half of October was 12.2 percent lower than in the same period a year earlier, while ethanol output of 1.57 billion liters was 11.6 percent up.

ICE cuts maintenance margin requirement for sugar 11

The ICE has reduced the maintenance margin requirement for sugar 11 contract by $168. For member, customer omnibus and hedge accounts, initial and maintenance margin requirements are $952, respectively. For all other customer accounts, the initial margin requirement is $1,064, while the maintenance margin required is $952.

Sugar Futures Advance on Bullish Brazil Report

Sugar futures rose, buoyed by a supportive report from Brazil cane crush industry. Raw sugar futures for March delivery climbed 2.9% to settle at 14.28 cents a pound on the ICE Futures U.S. exchange. Brazilian sugar mills in the country’s center-south region produced slightly less sugar than expected in the first half of October, due to lower prices and wet weather during the period.

USDA arm sees Brazil ’17-18 sugar export up 4% on year.

Brazil sugar exports in 2017-18 (Apr-Mar) are seen at a record high of 29.6 million metric tonne in terms of raw value, up 1.1 million metric tonne or 3.9% on year. Of the total exports, raw sugar is expected to contribute 23.68 million metric tonne. The USDA arm has kept its estimate for total sugarcane production in Brazil in 2017-18 unchanged at 645 million metric tonne.