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Sugar

Raw sugar hits two-week low
Markets

Raw sugar hits two-week low

LONDON: Raw sugar prices on ICE hit a two-week low on Monday as oil prices fell and supply tightness in refined ...
Published 14 Jul, 2020 02:57am
Cocoa recovers further from 20-month low; sugar falls
Markets

Cocoa recovers further from 20-month low; sugar falls

  • The upcoming election is widely seen as a test of stability for the world's top cocoa producer.
  • Brazilian mills cumulative sugar output this season is 48.75% above last season.
  • September arabica coffee rose 0.1 cents, or 0.1%, to 98.85 cents per lb.
Published 10 Jul, 2020 05:21pm
Sugar industry of Pakistan
Markets

Sugar industry of Pakistan

EDITORIAL: Earlier this week, the federal government approved the establishment of a high-powered sugar reform...
Published 10 Jul, 2020 02:47am
Cocoa recovers from 20-month low; sugar slips
Markets

Cocoa recovers from 20-month low; sugar slips

  • Sovereign bonds in Ivory Coast came under pressure after prime minister and ruling party candidate for the October presidential election.
  • October raw sugar fell 0.07 cents, or 0.6%, at 12.01 cents per lb.
  • September arabica coffee edged up 0.2 cents, or 0.2%, at $1.0020 per lb, steadying after Monday's near 5% loss.
Published 09 Jul, 2020 08:37pm
Sugar: pumping 'poison'
Opinion

Sugar: pumping 'poison'

ARTICLE: Indeed a highly commendable step by Prime Minister Imran Khan of initiating a detailed inquiry into the...
Published 06 Jul, 2020 03:03am
Raw sugar gains on improved macro data, China import hopes
Markets

Raw sugar gains on improved macro data, China import hopes

  • October raw sugar edged up 0.07 cents, or 0.6%, to 12.24 cents per lb at 1211 GMT, having matched Thursday's 2-1/2 week peak of 12.25 cents earlier.
  • September arabica coffee fell 0.9 cents, or 0.9%, to $1.031 per lb, having hit its highest in more than a month earlier this week.
Published 03 Jul, 2020 07:23pm
Arabica coffee extends rebound, sugar also rises
Markets

Arabica coffee extends rebound, sugar also rises

  • September arabica coffee rose 2.1 cents, or 2.1%, to $1.0220 per lb by 1213 GMT.
  • October raw sugar was up 0.28 cents, or 2.4%, at 12.05 cents per lb.
  • September New York cocoa fell $3, or 0.1%, to $2,235 a tonne.
Published 30 Jun, 2020 06:35pm
The sugar daddy
Opinion

The sugar daddy

ARTICLE: In the past six months, the hapless citizens of Pakistan have been subjected to endless media onslaught on...
Published 30 Jun, 2020 03:10am
Cocoa hits more than 1-yr low, raw sugar plumbs one month trough
Markets

Cocoa hits more than 1-yr low, raw sugar plumbs one month trough

  • September London cocoa had fallen 14 pounds, or 0.8%, to 1,674 pounds per tonne by 1231 GMT, having hit its lowest since last May at 1,656.
  • July raw sugar, which expires on Tuesday, dipped 0.01 cents, or 0.09%, to 11.56 cents per lb, having hit a near one month low of 11.33.
Published 29 Jun, 2020 06:57pm
Raw sugar hits one-week low
Markets

Raw sugar hits one-week low

LONDON: ICE raw sugar hit a one-week low on Wednesday as tightness in the refined white sugar market continued to...
Updated 25 Jun, 2020 03:35am