Production of sugar in Kazakhstan for 8 months of 2017 and other sugar news, Sept 18, 2017

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RUSSIA

According to the figures by Williams Brasil dated September 19, 2017, total 18 vessels have been nominated to carry 642 020 MT of raw cane sugar in 2017 season from Brazilian seaports to the Black/Baltic seaports with end-receivers in CIS, Georgia and Baltic states. As of today, the volume received and unloaded makes 575 270 MT from 16 vessels, based on Sugar.ru data.


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According to the analysis of customs declarations of FCS conducted by Sugar.Ru, Russia has exported 328.6 thousand tons of beet pulp in July 2017. According to the results of 7 months of export campaign, Russia has shipped out 328.6 thousand tons (in 2016 - 287.2 thousand MT; in 2015 – 229.2 thousand MT). In the period January – July 2017, the main countries importers of beet pulp from Russia were Latvia (19.41%) and the Netherlands (19.25%).

KAZAKHSTAN

According to Statkom, the production of sugar and molasses decreased by -5.11% in August 2017 and amounted to 26 927 tons (in 2016 – 48 693 tons, in 2015 – 9 000 tons). Total 226 615 tons of sugar and molasses have been produced since the beginning of 2017,.

Production of sugar and molasses in Kazakhstan for 8 months of 2017, MT

Month / year

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

January

38635

35472

16614

25787

17813

February

5788

21766

1487

24292

19655

March

25605

38782

51719

36261

16971

April

12492

34687

3454

45423

17668

May

54694

38204

18974

32076

16943

June

34097

46083

58079

30214

43409

July

28377

48154

19623

32065

27724

August

26927

48693

9000

22080

25360

September

27449

48325

33673

27137

October

32106

41009

40095

27133

November

47541

12434

44560

44273

December

38293

25195

33652

47359

TOTAL

226615

457230

305913

400178

331445

BELARUS

By September 19, 2017, sugar beet was harvested from an area of 17.4 thousand hectares or 17.8% of the sown area (in 2016 – 20.8 thousand hectares), according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Total 760.2 thousand tons were collected at an average yield of 43.68 MT/ha, sugar content in beets was 15.27% in the country.

UKRAINE

In August 2017 the average price for white sugar from producers was UAH 12746.15 per metric ton (or RUR 27,952.43/MT at the current rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation). In July, the average price was UAH 12846.84/MT (RUR 28173.24/MT), according to Ukrstat.

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