The Beet Brief: bringing the sugar market to you

The Beet Brief: bringing the sugar market to you

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The Beet Brief, written by our Commercial Analyst Arthur Marshall provides a monthly run down of the latest from the sugar market and what it means for UK sugar beet production.

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Highlights from the March 2020 issue:

The average EU white sugar price in January 2020 was €360/t, up €18/t from the December average.
World sugar futures have fallen rapidly following their rise in February in line with oil markets.
Plans for a new Belgian cooperative factory have been delayed until 2021 but interest remains.

Previous editions of The Beet Brief can be found below.

World sugar prices tumble as oil prices fall, while EU average prices continue to steadily rise.

February 2020

World prices hit 33 month high, 2020/21 forecasts pointing to much smaller deficit as prices encourage more sugar from Brazil.

January 2020

EU prices remaining weak while world prices hit 14 month highs

December 2019

Crop updates around the world, seed ordering and ISO work on payment systems

November 2019

Rainfall and yield linkage, EU yields and 2020 forecasts

October 2019

2020 contract offer in detail, EU market update

September 2019

EU markets and crops, world prices

August 2019

World outlook, EU yields and currency

EU prices, balances and forecasts, Mercosur negotiations and Saint Louis Sucre 2020/21 beet price announcement

EU prices, updates from WABCG and CIBE and French industry disputes over factory closures

EU markets and area projections

EU markets, beet and sugar prices

EU prices, world markets and further restructuring by Südzucker

February 2019

EU prices, import expectations and Südzucker factory closures

January 2019

Prices, EU campaigns and surplus price announcement

December 2018

EU sugar balance, import price parity and WABCG beet reception transparency study

November 2018

EU and world production forecasts, prices and sugar taxes

October 2018

EU prices, sugar demand and performance rules

September 2018

2019/20 contract details, EU prices

EU price, contracts, rainfall and yields

EU price, weather, world market and sugar taxes

EU price, plantings, neonics and haulage scheme

EU price, campaign and world market

EU price, 2018/19 outlook

February 2018

EU surplus, exports and price premium

January 2018

EU price and balance

December 2017

EU price, balance, stocks and imports

November 2017

Price indications, Brazil and neonics

October 2017

EU price, currency and market-related beet price bonus value

September 2017

EU balance, world price and refining margin

Published: 17/03/2020 at 09:07

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