Sugar

Foodmakers Warn Of Looming EU Sugar Crisis As Supply Drops

The European Union needs to take action to avoid sugar shortages for food- and beverage-makers, according to the Committee of European Sugar Users, a group...

EU Sugar Exports To Miss Quota On Smaller Crop, Sopex Says

The European Union is poised to miss its sugar export quotas this season as a reduced harvest limits overseas sales, according to independent soft commodit...

Indian Sugar Staying At Home As Local Prices Rally On Crop

A surge in Indian sugar prices means the world’s second-largest supplier will sell more on the domestic market and less abroad. India will export...

World’s Second-Largest Sugar Crop To Drop On Rainfall Shortage

Sugar production in India, the second- biggest grower, will probably drop this season after below-normal rainfall cut yields in the nation’s top grow...

Sugar Heads for First Gain In Five Years as El Nino Ends Surplus

After four bitter years, sugar mills can look forward to sweeter prospects in 2016. Prices have rebounded 52 percent since reaching a seven- year low in...

Big Sugar Settles With Big Syrup In Fight Over ‘Natural’ Tag

U.S. sugar producers and makers of high-fructose corn syrup resolved a four-year court fight over dueling accusations they misled consumers about the risks...

El Nino Hits Dinner Table as Food Costs Soar Most in Three Years

The effects of El Nino are starting to reach the dinner table, with global food prices rising the most in three years on supply concerns for everything fro...

Jamie Oliver Calls For Sugar To Be Labelled In Teaspoons On Fizzy Drinks

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is urging the British government to take action to raise awareness about the sugar content in carbonated soft drinks. As rep...