April 2021
UK import prices, drilling progress and European area expectations
February 2021
World and EU sugar prices, UK imports and analysis of the Beet Package Plus
January 2021
Firming world prices but mixed outlook for European market in 2021/22 and details of French processors' incentives to growers
December 2020
1.1p/t bonus in first month of 2020/21 one-year contract and comment on 260Kt tariff free sugar import quota
November 2020
2.6p/t final bonus for 2019/20, 2020/21 prices and production and declining average yields
October 2020
Yield losses across Europe and futures linked values remain £21-£22/t
September 2020
EU prices and futures linked contract values
August 2020
2021/22 contract announcement and EU+UK production forecasts
July 2020
VY impacts in North West Europe and stock drawdown
June 2020
First monthly bonus triggered, European yield concerns and world market rising
May 2020
Analysis of monthly European price changes, and view on extreme weather causing emergence issues.
April 2020
Price and consumption impacts of Covid-19. Meanwhile, EU sugar prices close to beet contract bonus trigger point
March 2020
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
July 2019
EU prices, balances and forecasts, Mercosur negotiations and Saint Louis Sucre 2020/21 beet price announcement
June 2019
EU prices, updates from WABCG and CIBE and French industry disputes over factory closures
May 2019
EU markets and area projections
April 2019
EU markets, beet and sugar prices
March 2019
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
July 2018
EU price, contracts, rainfall and yields
June 2018
EU price, weather, world market and sugar taxes
May 2018
EU price, plantings, neonics and haulage scheme
April 2018
EU price, campaign and world market
March 2018
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
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