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All is quiet on the sugar front

All is quiet on the sugar front. At a time when reports of a demand slowdown should have put prices in reverse gear,...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 10:49am

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CY24: sugar to retail above Rs200?

Amid the 30+ percent average inflation during the calendar year 2023, the rise in sugar prices may have been one of...

Published 22 Dec, 2023 09:00am

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The complicated truth about sugar

EDITORIAL: Finally, the story of long simmering tensions between the Punjab government and sugar mills has a happy...

Published 19 Sep, 2023 06:31am

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Punjab to provide cheaper sugar at utility stores

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to provide cheap sugar at utility stores across the province, it emerged...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 09:23am

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Sugar output in India’s Maharashtra set to fall to lowest

MUMBAI: Sugar output in Maharashtra, India’s top producing state, is likely to fall 14% in the 2023/24 crop year ...

Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:59am

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Sugar mills: LCCI urges govt to re-introduce track- and-trace system

LAHORE: Welcoming the steps being taken by the government to discourage the smuggling of sugar, the Progressive ...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 06:32am

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Wholesale market: Sugar price jumps to Rs6,000/50kg bag in a month

ISLAMABAD: Sugar price is witnessing an unexpected increase as within a month sweetener price in the wholesale ...

Updated 09 Apr, 2023 11:00am

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Philippines envoy says her country could become potential sugar market

FAISALABAD: The Philippines may become a potential sugar market for Pakistan, said Her Excellency Madam Dan Erwin C....

Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:23am

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Raw sugar prices slip after setting 6-year record

LONDON: Raw sugar futures fell back on Wednesday after climbing to a six-year peak while arabica coffee futures also...

Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:12am

Business & Finance

Export of refined sugar: govt, PSMA fail to reach decision

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan sugar industry is eyeing earning an estimated profit of Rs35 billion by exporting one million...

Updated 30 Nov, 2022 09:54am

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Experts for determining sugar prices by market forces

ISLAMABAD: The price of sugar should be determined by market forces instead of being fixed by the government. This...

Updated 21 Oct, 2022 09:43am

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ISO forecasts global sugar surplus in 2022/23 season

LONDON: The International Sugar Organization (ISO) on Wednesday forecast a global sugar surplus in the 2022/23...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 08:18pm

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Indian traders jump the gun with sugar export deals

MUMBAI: Indian traders have signed deals to export 300,000 tonnes of raw sugar in the coming season as advantageous...

Published 30 Aug, 2022 05:52pm

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Brazil mills cancel sugar export contracts

SAO PAULO: Brazilian sugar cane mills are cancelling some sugar export contracts and diverting production to ethanol...

Published 18 May, 2022 05:54am

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Raw sugar futures fall as crude oil prices weaken

LONDON: Raw sugar futures were lower on Tuesday, extending a retreat from last week’s five-month peak, dragged down...

Published 19 Apr, 2022 06:40pm

Markets

Cocoa futures jump, sugar down

NEW YORK/LONDON: Cocoa futures on ICE rose sharply on Friday as the market appeared oversold after a recent weakness...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 07:05am

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Body on fixing retail price of sugar reconstituted

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reconstituted appellate committee on fixation of retail price of sugar, after...

Published 01 Oct, 2021 03:10am

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Arabica coffee hits highest in more than 2 weeks; sugar, cocoa fall

December New York cocoa fell 1% to $2,588 a tonne
October raw sugar, which expires on Sept. 30, fell 1.6% to 19.18 cents per lb
December arabica coffee rose 1.1% to $1.9560 per lb

Updated 24 Sep, 2021 06:29pm

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Robusta coffee climbs to four-year high, sugar slips

LONDON: Robusta coffee futures on ICE rose to a four-year high on Friday as a pick-up in demand and disruptions to...

Published 18 Sep, 2021 04:02am

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Robusta coffee climbs to four-year high, sugar slips

December New York cocoa rose 0.04% to $2,658 a tonne
October raw sugar was down 1.9% at 19.12 cents per lb
November robusta coffee rose 0.2% to $2,111 a tonne

Published 17 Sep, 2021 08:16pm

Markets

White sugar gains ahead of expiry, raw sugar also up

LONDON: White sugar futures on ICE rose on Tuesday after closing up 4% in the prior session as traders look to lock...

Published 15 Sep, 2021 04:19am

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Robusta coffee sets 4-year high, arabica also up

December New York cocoa fell by $18, or 0.7%, to $2,605 a tonne
October raw sugar rose by 0.12 cents, or 0.6%, to 19.80 cents per lb
November robusta coffee rose by $28, or 1.4%, to $2,022 a tonne

Updated 27 Aug, 2021 07:13pm

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SAPM raises questions over PSMA role for manipulating sugar market

LAHORE: Expressing reservations over the role of Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA), Special Assistant to Prime...

Published 16 Aug, 2021 06:57am

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FIA arrests sugar market broker

KARACHI: Federal Investigation Agency Thursday arrested a major sugar market broker involved in artificial hike in...

Published 30 Jul, 2021 05:10am

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Pakistan gets offers in 100,000 tonnes white sugar tender

Lowest offer was believed to have been submitted by Al Khaleej Sugar.
Only one other offer in the tender was reported, from Wilmar at $534.40 a tonne c&f

Updated 28 Jun, 2021 07:11pm

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Sugar, coffee, cocoa slide as wider financial markets under pressure

July raw sugar fell 1.3% to 16.21 cents per lb.
September arabica coffee fell 1.8% to $1.4920 per lb, having touched its weakest since mid-May at $1.4910.

Published 21 Jun, 2021 05:49pm

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Arabica heads back towards four-year highs on tightening supplies

July London cocoa rose 0.1% to 1,631 pounds per tonne.
July arabica coffee rose 0.5% to $1.5175 per lb, having set a four-year peak of $1.5365 on Thursday.

Updated 21 May, 2021 08:06pm

Markets

Raw sugar edges higher, arabica coffee also up

July raw sugar rose by 0.05 cent, or 0.3%, to 17.01 cents per lb.
July arabica coffee was up 0.05 cent, or 0.03%, at $1.4505 per lb.
July London cocoa rose by 22 pounds, or 1.3%, to 1,711 pounds a tonne.

Published 17 May, 2021 08:20pm

Markets

Pakistan delays decision in 50,000 tonnes sugar tender

The tender had closed on Tuesday and the lowest offer was reported to be $447 a tonne c&f.
The Pakistan government in July 2020 approved sugar imports to meet a shortage and cool prices after production fell below consumption levels.

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:28pm

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Arabica coffee heads back towards four-year peak

July arabica coffee rose 1% to $1.4445 per lb.
- Rust resistant plant varieties account for just over 84% of Colombia's coffee crops, with susceptible varieties making up the remaining 16%.

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:17pm