Russian, Ukrainian and Kazakh sugar news, July 9, 2015

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RUSSIA

Transshipment volume of raw sugar in the Tuapse ICC decreased by 31% in January-June 2015 and has made 0.11 million tons, the press service of the port informs.

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According to price monitoring by sugar.ru in the period July 2-9, 2015, the US dollar continued to grow vs. Russian rouble adding finally 3.2% (on July 02 the rate was RUR 55.48/US$ 1; on July 9 – RUR 57.22/US$ 1), and this rally was followed by growing sugar prices. Moscow ruble price of sugar rose by RUR 3.10/kg (+7.77%), Krasnodar price rose by RUR 3.35/kg (+8.77%). US dollar equivalent prices, after overcoming the exchange rate inertia, have joined the uptrend: Moscow sugar price rose by US$ 0.033/kg (+4.59%), Krasnodar price rose by US$ 0.037/kg (+ 5.37%).

 

UKRAINE

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine has allowed Novoorzhitsky sugar factory renting property complex Orzhitsky sugar factory (Poltava region, owned by "Astarta-Kiev").

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According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, the quota for the export of sugar was utilized by 80.6% as of June 30 (out of total 20,070 tons of volume prescribed)

KAZAKHSTAN

Sugar beet was planted at 4000 hectares of land in Almaty region. Next year the acreages should increase to 6-7 thousand hectares, and by year 2020 - up to 10 thousand hectares, Mr. Amandyk Batalov, the head of Zhetysu province, has announced.

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According to the Customs Control Committee of Kazakhstan, the country has imported 6 932 tons of sugar confectionery (HS code 1704) in January-May 2015, the volume exported made 2 005 tons.

Exports and imports of the Republic of Kazakhstan for January - May 2015

HS group

Commodity

Country

Export

Import

MT

US$ x1000

MT

US$ x1000

1704

Sugar confectionery

 

2 005,4

3 676,1

6 931,6

10 619,4

 

CIS countries

 

1 404,9

2 699,2

5 619,0

8 012,4

 

 

AZERBAIJAN

172,7

320,5

-

-

 

 

KYRGYZSTAN

813,7

1 582,4

90,4

111,7

 

 

MOLDOVA

-

-

0,4

0,7

 

 

TAJIKISTAN

58,9

108,4

17,7

9,3

 

 

TURKMENISTAN

54,9

288,2

-

-

 

 

UZBEKISTAN

300,3

387,0

214,6

439,8

 

 

UKRAINE

4,4

12,7

5 296,0

7 450,8

 

Rest of the world

 

600,5

976,9

1 312,5

2 607,0

 

including

CHINA

455,3

641,6

78,5

165,8

 

 

TURKEY

-

-

875,0

1 172,5

2202

WATER WITH SUGAR

 

25 000,8

12 912,7

6 824,2

5 696,7

 

CIS countries

 

24 267,5

12 504,8

3 771,7

2 212,5

 

 

AZERBAIJAN

50,5

64,4

-

-

 

 

KYRGYZSTAN

16 015,9

7 913,5

542,3

226,7

 

 

MOLDOVA

-

-

939,5

553,9

 

 

TAJIKISTAN

7 309,3

3 804,2

-

-

 

 

TURKMENISTAN

891,7

722,6

-

-

 

 

UZBEKISTAN

-

-

860,1

616,5

 

 

UKRAINE

-

-

1 429,8

815,3

 

Rest of the world

 

733,3

407,9

3 052,5

3 484,2

 

including

GEORGIA

78,2

65,1

1 908,8

866,9

 

 

CHINA

397,4

191,0

-

-

 

 

KOREA, Rep.

-

-

228,5

192,9

 

 

MONGOLIA

219,1

114,2

-

-

 

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