• China corn drive to cut imports of ethanol - but not of sugar China corn drive to cut imports of ethanol - but not of sugar

    China's drive to boost domestic corn consumption, and slash its huge inventories of the grain, looks a threat to a boom in imports of ethanol, but not to elevated sugar purchases, Green Pool Commodities said. Tom McNeill, director at the Australia-based sugar and biofuels consultancy, said that China's ethanol imports

    Nov 17, 2015

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  • Brazil Showing `Red Flag' to Sugar Bulls High on Surging Futures Brazil Showing `Red Flag' to Sugar Bulls High on Surging Futures

    Sugar bulls on a high over surging futures prices be warned. Brazilian export sales are still signaling market weakness and sluggish demand. While futures jumped 39 percent in the past two months, exporters are selling sugar in the physical market at a wider discount. That raises a

    Nov 2, 2015

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  • SOFTS-ICE raw sugar firms to 8-month high, cocoa up after grind SOFTS-ICE raw sugar firms to 8-month high, cocoa up after grind

    Asia Q3 cocoa grind drops 1.6 percent year-on-year * Brazil cane crush data due later on Friday By David Brough LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - ICE raw sugar futures hit an eight-month high on Friday as rains slowed cane crushing in Brazil, while cocoa edged up, supported by better-than-expected grindings data from Asia. Arabica coffee futures fell to a three-week low as Brazilian rains boosted crop prospects in the world's top producer of coffee and sugar. ICE March raw sugar was up 0.06 cent, or 0.4 percent, at 14.66 cents per pound at 1108 GMT, after rising as high as 14.73 cents, the loftiest since Feb. 20.

    Oct 25, 2015

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  • 5 reasons the bull run in sugar is not over 5 reasons the bull run in sugar is not over

    Traders, who built up bear position in sugar for most part of the year, turned net long in September with the biggest swing bullish position in 14 months

    Oct 12, 2015

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