Fitch Solutions said it sees raw sugar prices averaging 2% higher this year as production will likely disappoint in various regions including Europe and India, while demand in China should recover
He did not disclose the quantity of sugar exports that will be allowed for the 2022-23 marketing year (October-September).
Higher production will weigh on local prices and may prompt New Delhi to allow sugar exports in the 2022/23 marketing year starting from Oct. 1. Indian exports could weigh on global sugar prices.
Exports by India, which has restricted shipments in the current season, could weigh on global prices, and help swell supplies across Asia
The government has capped sugar exports at 100 lakh tonnes for the 2021-22 marketing year (October-September) with effect from June 1
Retail prices of wheat, rice, sugar and edible oils are showing a declining trend after the measures taken by the govt, including curbs on exports of wheat and sugar, says Food Secy Sudhanshu Pandey
While strong lobbying to reverse curbs is expected, share prices are seen hitting new 52-week lows before the new season rolls in
India plans to restrict sugar exports for the first time in six years to prevent a surge in domestic prices, potentially capping this season's exports at 10 million tonnes
Global sugar prices will structurally change as demand from India falls and more volatility is expected in correlation with energy prices, Ricardo Mussa, CEO of Raizen said
India's sugar production hiked by 6% from Oct 1 to Feb 15 in 2021-22 marketing year at 220.91 lakh tonnes on higher sugarcane production while exports jumped till Jan at 31.5 lakh tonnes, says ISMA.
Sugar output was at 31.18 million tonnes in the 2020-21 season
In light of surged global sugar prices, the export prospects look promising for the upcoming sugar season even if export policy isn't announced: Report
India's sugar export rose 20 per cent to an all-time high of 7.1 million tonne in the 2020-21 marketing year ended last month on the back of better demand and financial assistance from government
New Delhi is expected to withdraw sugar export subsidies from the new season as a sharp rise in prices makes it easier for Indian mills to sell on the world market, a govt official said
Any further development regards to the increase in sugar price can push the stocks higher in a short span of time
The government will fast-track an ethanol program that will divert as much as 6 million tons of sugar toward fuel production annually by 2025, according to the food ministry
The sugar marketing year runs from October to September.
Data shows that in the 10-year period from 2010-11 to 2020-21, India's annual sugar production exceeded domestic consumption in all the years, except 2016-17
Experts cite three key drivers of what they see as a permanent change in production patterns
The combined market capitalisation (m-cap) of the country's top 15 sugar manufacturers was down 2.8 per cent on average on Friday