by Brian Schad | Oct 9, 2014 | Sugar Futures
With drought cutting into supplies in Brazil, the global sugar market is shaping up to be in its first deficit in half a decade (claims a top exporter and producer there). Sugar futures have recently climbed to .17 and one-fifth cent a pound in the larger rallies in...
by Brian Schad | Sep 10, 2014 | Sugar Futures
Sugar futures continue to find new lows as the world’s biggest sugar producer has stepped-up output of the product. Sugar futures are at prices not seen since 2010 now that Brazil has effectively expanded the global “glut” of sugar production. Brazilian sugar industry...
by Brian Schad | Aug 27, 2014 | Sugar Futures
Sugar futures is in a unique situation with “price discovery” with supply and demand, according to the Int’l Sugar Org. They are of the opinion that before sugar prices can recover significantly, global sugar consumption needs to be more than three to four times what...
by Brian Schad | Jul 1, 2014 | Sugar Futures
Sugar futures may be losing it’s sweetness. Brazil, the world’s top producer of sugar, is realizing investments in sugar-cane are being cut amid a “global glut” of the sweet stuff. The top producer of sugar in Brazil shares a joint venture with Royal Dutch...
by Brian Schad | May 22, 2014 | Sugar Futures
Sugar futures finished “down” for a fifth day in a row as US Secretary of State Kerry is in Mexico to solidify details for a trading pact throughout the Pacific-Rim. There continues to be an underlying rift between Mexico & the US over sugar (and...
by Brian Schad | May 8, 2014 | Sugar Futures
Sugar futures continue to pull-back as shipments of sugar from India – the world’s second-biggest producer of sugar – have slowed after sugar prices reached a 15-month high earlier this year. The largest sugar refiner in India said they are considering...
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