Sugar news from Russia, Moldova and Customs Union, June 01, 2016

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RUSSIA

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, sugar beet was sown on an area of 1,068,200 hectares, or 100.8% of the forecast on May 31, 2016 (in 2015 - 1,007,400 ha).

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Sugar beet sowing campaign in Russia, update as of May 31, 2016

Region

2016 forecast,
1000 ha

Actually sown
1000 ha

2016

% of planned

2014

2016 vs.
2015,  +/-

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

1059,9

1068,2

100,8

1007,4

60,8

Central Federal District

590,7

588,4

99,6

561,0

27,4

Belgorod region

81,2

79,0

97,3

72,8

6,2

Bryansk region

4,4

4,5

102,3

4,0

0,5

Voronezh region

110,5

115,9

104,9

113,9

2,0

Kursk region

100,0

106,1

106,1

100,0

6,1

Lipetsk region

115,6

112,5

97,3

103,0

9,5

Orel region

56,7

56,1

98,9

53,5

2,6

Ryazan region

6,6

7,0

106,9

6,5

0,5

Tambov region

106,8

98,3

92,0

99,3

-1,0

Tula region

8,9

9,0

101,1

8,0

1,0

South Federal District

180,4

198,0

109,8

170,9

27,1

Krasnodar region

162,9

180,8

111,0

152,9

27,9

Rostov region

17,5

17,2

98,3

18,0

-0,8

North Caucasus Federal District

44,1

42,5

96,5

44,2

-1,7

Karachaevo-Cherkessia

9,2

4,5

49,2

6,8

-2,3

Chechen Republic

5,5

4,0

72,7

4,0

0,0

Stavropol region

29,4

34,0

115,6

33,4

0,6

Volga Federal District

221,6

216,1

97,5

209,3

6,8

Republic of Bashkortostan

50,1

50,1

100,0

50,1

0,0

Republic of Mordovia

24,8

24,8

100,0

25,0

-0,2

Republic of Tatarstan

62,2

63,0

101,3

57,2

5,8

Chuvash Republic

1,1

1,3

118,2

1,0

0,3

Nizhny Novgorod region

10,6

7,7

72,6

10,9

-3,2

Penza region

51,5

47,3

91,8

44,7

2,6

Saratov region

8,7

7,8

89,7

7,8

0,0

Ulyanovsk region

12,6

14,1

111,9

11,9

2,2

Siberian Federal District

23,1

23,2

100,4

22,0

1,2

Altai region

23,1

23,2

100,4

22,0

1,2

 

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According to the analysis of the FCS customs declarations for April 2016, Russia imported 4 000 MT of white (refined) sugar from countries outside the Customs Union. By the end of 4 months, Russia’s imports of white sugar amounted to 16 400 MT (in 2015 - 15.700 MT, in 2014 - 17.7 thousand tons). In April 2016 Russia exported 400 MT of white sugar to countries outside the Customs Union. By the end of 4 months, white sugar exports from Russia made 800 tons (in 2015 - 400 tons, in 2014 - 300 MT). Russia was not importing molasses outside the Customs Union for 4 months of 2016. At the same time period Russia exported 32 700 tons of molasses to countries outside the Customs Union. By the end of 4 months the volume of exports of molasses from Russia has reached 120,800 tons (in 2015 - 67.4 thousand tons, in 2014 - 168.5 thousand tons), the largest receiver is Turkey (58%).

 

ARMENIA

In April 2016 Armenia has imported 8,061 tons of sugar and raw sugar (HS code 1701) for the total value of USD 2,704 thousand and 216 tons of molasses (HS code 1703), for the total value of USD 37,700, according to the National Statistical Service of Armenia.

CUSTOMS UNION

The duty on import of raw sugar in the Customs Union remained at the level of US$ 227 ton in June 2016. In July 2016 the fee will fall to US$ 205/ton.

MOLDOVA

According statistic committee of Moldova, the value of exports of goods listed in the category "sugar, sugar products and honey" amounted to – US$ 7.6 million, import – US$ 5.1 million in the period January-March 2016.

KAZAKHSTAN

According to the figures by the Statistics Agency for May 2016, consumer prices for sugar in Kazakhstan have increased by 0.4% and from the beginning of the year - by 11.1%.

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