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Trump says Coca-Cola to switch to cane sugar in US

[WASHINGTON] Beverage giant Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its US production, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday on social media.

Thailand, the world’s second-largest sugar exporter, faced a suspension of syrup and premixed powder imports by China in December due to concerns about factory hygiene.

Thai firms suffer US$60 million loss, risk shutdown from China’s ban on sugar syrup

THAI firms grappling with losses of about US$60 million from China’s ban on sugar syrup face shutdowns as soon as next month, an industry body said, while negotiations by officials of the South-east A...

Robert F Kennedy,  picked by Donald Trump to be the new US health secretary, has targeted Froot Loops and other processed foods as a potential health danger for consumers.
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Don’t let RFK Jr distract from the big health threat: Sugar

It’s not the food dye in Froot Loops that Americans should fear; it’s the more than 30 kilograms of sugar they consume a year

Global sugar consumption in 2024/25 was revised down to 181.58 million from 182.87 million and for 2023/24 to 180.05 million from 181.46 million.

ISO cuts forecast for 2024/25 global sugar deficit

The latest shift to a surplus (in 2023/24) was driven by lower consumption estimates

Exchange traded raw sugar futures, used to price physical sugar contracts around the world, hit six month highs last month amid concerns over the prolonged, record drought in Brazil.

Global sugar market will flip into deficit this season: Sucden

THE global sugar market is will flip into a deficit of nearly two million tonnes this season as the upcoming crop in top grower Brazil has started on a poor trajectory amid unfavourable rainfall patte...

Coffee dealers and industry experts said trees in Brazil could yet spring back to life if consistent rains materialise, but the situation as regards the crop overall is hanging by a thread.

World coffee, sugar prices surge as drought-hit Brazil awaits rains

WORLD coffee and sugar prices surged to new highs on Thursday (Sep 26) as investors remained focussed on drought-hit Brazil, the top grower of both commodities, with weather forecasts continuing to in...

Sugar output during the next 2024-2025 season is likely to fall to 32 million tonnes from this year’s 34 million tonnes due to the adverse impact of last year’s patchy rains in Maharashtra and Karnataka states.

India to extend sugar export ban to boost local supplies, ethanol output: sources

INDIA plans to extend a ban on sugar exports for the second straight year as the world’s biggest consumer of the sweetener grapples with the prospects of lower cane output, government sources said.

Ethanol producers will be allowed to use sugarcane juice, B-heavy and C-heavy molasses during the 2024-25 year that starts November, says India's food ministry.

India lifts sugar curbs for ethanol in threat to global supply

INDIA has lifted restrictions on sugar mills and distilleries using cane juice to make ethanol, a move that’s likely to prolong export curbs from the world’s second-biggest grower and tighten global s...

There were as much as 2,000 outbreaks over the  weekend, said a sugarcane industry group. While rains later on helped reduce risks of new outbreaks, as much as 60,000 hectares of crop area were affected. 

Massive fires to hurt sugar output in top supplier Brazil

The impact could last through the coming year, as the fires have affected cane that was sprouting

India government wants to make sure there is enough sugar for the local market at reasonable prices, and on using more cane to produce ethanol.

India to keep sugar export curbs in blow to local producers

INDIA will retain curbs on sugar exports to ensure adequate supplies for domestic use and to boost the country’s ethanol output, according to people familiar with the matter.