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 April 2019 issue:

The average EU white sugar price in January 2019 hit a new low again at €312/t
2019/20 EU market forecast in balance, keeping prices around current spot levels unless world markets rally
Saint Louis Sucre paying €19.20/t for 2018/19 beet, revealing Südzucker sold at around €270/t average

Previous editions of The Beet Brief can be found below.

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

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