EU sugar production expected to recover in 2021/22

Last season's crop, warmer weather and in particular the EU's ban on the use of neonicotinoids to kill the yellowing virus made plants highly susceptible to the virus. Weak sunshine in summer puts sugar cane at its lowest level in many years, but is not expected to be as low as initially feared. The sugar beet harvest is now nearing completion, with the release of the French Ministry of Agriculture's estimate for the first sugar production in the 2021/22 season at 4.36 million tonnes, up sharply from 3.445 million tonnes in the previous season. before. S&P Global Platts Analytics estimates EU and UK sugar production for 2021/22 at 17.495 million tonnes, up from 15.565 million tonnes in the previous season. Initial concerns about low sugar content, coupled with rising energy prices and higher production costs, pushed up sugar prices, prompting many producers to stock up. Sugar imports on the world market to regions with shortages, such as Italy and Greece, have declined in ...