Russian and Ukrainian sugar news and sugar import/export data from Belarus, Feb 20, 2016

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RUSSIA

Russia may increase the production of beet sugar to 5.4 million tons in 2016 against 5.19 million tons harvested last year, according to forecast by Eugene Ivanov (ICAR). This is the first provisional assessment based on the forecast that the area under sugar beet may grow by 6.2% this season and will reach 1 million 085 thousand ha.

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According to Russian Agriculture Ministry, the wholesale price of sugar, decreased by 1.1%, retail price has increased by 0.4% in the period from February 9 to February 15, 2016.

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The profitability of sugar beet manufacture has made 57% in Kursk region in 2015, said deputy governor Mr Alexei Zolotarev.


UKRAINE

Sugar has added UAH 150/MT for the week. Procurement prices for sugar were fixed in the range of 13750-14000 UAH/MT, as of February 17.

BELARUS

According to the data published by the Federal Customs Service of Belarus for 12 months of 2015, Belarus has exported 363 thousand tons of sugar, of which 296 thousand tons went to Russia, 40 thousand tons - to Kazakhstan. Export of molasses has made 132.7 thousand tons, the export of sugar beet pulp was 36 108 tons. The volume of raw sugar imported made 176 thousand tons total.

Export of the Republic of Belarus in January - December 2015, by country

HS group

Commodity

Country

MT

1000 US$

Previous period vs.
current by weight, %

1701

SUGAR IN SOLID STATE

 

363000

205716,6

90,6

 

CIS countries

 

362000

205291,8

91,2

   

Armenia

-

4,9

22,2

   

Kazakhstan

40000

21666,3

67,3

   

Kyrgyzstan

11000

5184,2

63,3

   

Moldova

0

120,5

7,2

   

Russia

296000

170785,6

96,1

   

Tajikistan

5000

2426,5

95

   

Turkmenistan

-

13,1

149,8

   

Ukraine

10000

5090,7

times 129

 

non-CIS countries

 

1000

424,8

23,4

1703

MOLASSES

 

132733

7792,6

197,4

 

CIS countries

 

2500

124,9

-

   

Russia

2500

124,9

-

 

non-CIS countries

 

130233

7667,7

193,7

 

of which EU

 

128451

7558,8

191

230320

BEET PULP

 

36108

3966,4

184,8

 

CIS countries

 

122

27,4

196,8

   

Uzbekistan

122

27,4

196,8

 

non-CIS countries

 

35986

3939

184,7

 

of which EU

 

35986

3939

191,4

   

Latvia

2045

286,2

298,4

   

Lithuania

32549

3504,2

235

   

Poland

1392

148,6

125,5

 

Import of the Republic of Belarus in January - December 201,5 by country

HS group

Commodity

Country

MT

1000 US$

Previous period vs.
current by weight, %

1701

SUGAR IN SOLID STATE

 

176000

66032,6

75,8

 

CIS countries

 

10000

5337,3

times 3,3

   

Moldova

9000

4399,9

-

   

Russia

1000

620,8

32,9

   

Ukraine

1000

316,6

times 7,5

 

non-CIS countries

 

166000

60695,3

72,1

 

of which EU

 

-

124,9

137,8

   

Austria

-

3

86,7

   

Brazil

88

31682,7

78,5

   

Germany

-

54,7

128,5

   

Denmark

-

1,7

-

   

India

-

0,6

57,4

   

Spain (in kg)

-

0,2

-

   

Italy

-

21,5

-

   

China

-

7,9

37,6

   

Colombia

0

123,6

108,5

   

Cuba

78

28731,3

132,6

   

Lithuania

-

0,3

83,6

   

Mauritius

-

18,6

62,5

   

Poland

-

40,3

90,3

   

United Kingdom

-

0,2

-

   

United States

-

0,2

4,3

   

Finland

-

0,3

-

   

France (in kg)

-

0,5

times 5,0

   

Switzerland

-

5,5

114,1

   

Sweden

-

0,7

84,4

   

Estonia

-

1,5

97,1

1702

OTHER SUGARS

 

12993

11199,3

92,6

 

CIS countries

 

6570

3584,2

105,2

   

Russia

1884

1910,2

156,4

   

Ukraine

4686

1674

93

 

non-CIS countries

 

6422

7615,1

82,5

 

of which EU

 

5271

6447,8

100,8

   

Austria

6

18,1

52,7

   

Belgium

18

67,7

148,7

   

Bulgaria

32

21,2

140,2

   

Hungary

708

437,8

-

   

Germany

586

1000,7

95,9

   

Ireland

18

32

186

   

Spain

-

0,1

-

   

Italy

456

558,6

26,4

   

Canada

1

7,6

times 9,5

   

China

1087

1058,5

46,8

   

Lithuania

933

1306,1

77,5

   

Mexico

3

11,3

times 28.

   

Netherlands

154

499

61,1

   

Poland

695

687,2

137,2

   

Romania

5

3,8

23,8

   

Slovenia

4

16,3

84,7

   

United Kingdom

42

83,2

140,8

   

United States

54

74,2

24,9

   

Tunisia

-

0,4

103,6

   

Turkey

7

14,2

32,5

   

Finland

23

23,2

-

   

France

1576

1660,9

202,8

   

Czech Republic

14

31,9

69,5

   

Switzerland

-

0,9

-

   

Japan (in kg)

-

0,2

-

 

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