Sugar news from Russia and CIS countries, Jan 15, 2016

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RUSSIA

According to the Federal Customs Service, Russia has imported 506.1 thousand tons of raw sugar for the total value of US$ 190.8 million in January-November 2015, which is 9.2% less than in 2014.
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Imports of white sugar to Russia in January-November 2015 have made 358.5 thousand tons; total value makes US$ 147 million (FCS includes the estimated number of imports from the CU in statistics of white sugar imports – Sugar.Ru). Imports of sugar from non-CIS countries has made total US$ 17.9 mln in December 2015

 
ARMENIA

The average consumer price for sugar has increased by 0.3% in Armenia, in December 2015, the National Statistical Service of RA reported.
KYRGYZSTAN

The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Kyrgyzstan forecasts an increase of sugar beet acreage in Chui province in 2016 from current 5.3 thousand hectares (2015) to 10 thousand hectares in the coming season.
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According to information from the National Statistical Committee, consumer prices for sugar increased by 1.6% in December 2015 and from the beginning of 2015 – by 7.5%.
BELARUS

According to the National Statistical Committee, bulk harvest of sugar beet in 2015 has amounted to 3.3 mln tons with an average yield of 33.0 MT per hectare (in 2014 – 46.3 MT/ha).
UKRAINE

In 2015 season Ukraine has used 98.9% of a quota for duty-free sugar exports to the EU (20.07 tons).
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The national balance of imports and exports in 2015 and December according to the Fiscal Service looks like follows:
Imports of sugar commodities in 2015 (Fiscal Service data)
 
HS code Commodity Destination country IMPORTS
Value
x1000 US$
Share
by weight
December
x1000 US$
1701 Sugar Denmark 364 31,24% 30
    Mauritius 165 14,16% 0
    France 137 11,76% 9
    other countries 499 42,83% 30
1702 Other sugar other countries 4479 41,70% 326
    France 1295 12,06% 121
    Germany 1480 13,78% 118
    China 3486 32,46% 291
1704 Sugar confectionery Poland 5571 24,33% 970
    Russia 3183 13,90% 444
    Germany 3172 13,85% 360
    other countries 10972 47,92% 1244
2202 Water with sugar other countries 2571 49,46% 141
    Switzerland 842 16,20% 57
    Netherlands 884 17,01% 85
    Austria 901 17,33% 43
 
Exports of sugar commodities in 2015 (Fiscal Service data)
 
HS code Commodity Destination country EXPORTS
Value
x1000 US$
Share
by weight
December
x1000 US$
1701 Sugar Kyrgyzstan 16324 34,92% 0
    Romania 7098 15,18% 0
    Kazakhstan 6506 13,92% 0
    other countries 16818 35,98% 151
1702 Other sugar other countries 2348 28,09% 102
    Netherlands 1489 17,81% 60
    Belarus 1704 20,38% 169
    Russia 2819 33,72% 204
1703 Molasses other countries 3124 30,52% 842
    Poland 1634 15,96% 55
    Spain 2700 26,38% 0
    Turkey 2777 27,13% 0
1704 Sugar confectionery Kazakhstan 19516 18,69% 1224
    Azerbaijan 12437 11,91% 988
    Turkmenistan 7521 7,20% 529
    other countries 64932 62,19% 5088
2202 Water with sugar other countries 17799 44,21% 1897
    Georgia 6244 15,51% 266
    Moldova 7384 18,34% 941
    Belarus 8834 21,94% 827

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