Spices, Sugar and Condiment market news for Feb 2004 Weekly National Molasses Report SPRINGFIELD - Feb 2/04 - SNS -- The USDA released its latest weekly national report covering the sugarcane molasses market in that country. The report covers both cane blackstrap and feed grade merchandise . . . Continue or visitors click here Russia Processes 273,400 MT Raw Sugar KIEV - Feb 9/04 - APK -- According to operative information from sugar industry union "Soyuzrossakhar" as of February 4, 2004, Russian refinery plants received into processing since the start of the year 273,400 metric tons (MT) of cane-origin raw sugar, processed 229,500 MT and produced 226,000 MT of final product. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly National Molasses Report SPRINGFIELD - Feb 9/04 - SNS -- The USDA released its latest weekly national report covering the sugarcane molasses market in that country. The report covers both cane blackstrap and feed grade merchandise . . . Continue or visitors click here India Opens Cardamon and Pulse Futures NEW DELHI - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Futures trading in cardamom and pulses has been approved for the National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (NMCE) and is set to begin February 11. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Lifts Sugarcane Estimate 1% WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The USDA boosted its estimate of 2003 sugarcane production in its latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here U.S. Sugar Residuals Easing WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Residual supplies of sugar in the United States are showing some downward movement, but they remain well above the levels experienced during either of the previous two marketing years, according to the latest report from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here Saskatchewan Aims To Boost Fenugreek Output REGINA - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Two new varieties of fenugreek have been developed which will expand the production possibilities for the crop in Saskatchewan, while a new processing facility is being built which could help establish the specialty spicecrop in the province. . . . Continue or visitors click here Coffee Qualifies for EWRs WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Coffee joins peanuts and cotton as the third commodity approved to obtain Electronic Warehouse Receipt (EWR) authorization and approval from USDA, says USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator James Little. . . . Continue or visitors click here Russia Sets $221 MT March Sugar Duty KIEV - Feb 11/04 - APK -- Russia's Ministry for Economic Development is dropping the import duty for raw cane sugar from U.S. $250 per metric ton (MT) this month to $221 in March. . . . Continue or visitors click here America Spends $13 Billion on Chocolate LANSING - Feb 12/04 - MFB -- Americans really like their chocolate! In a 2001 poll, 52 percent of American men and women voted for chocolate as their favorite flavor for desserts and sweet snacks. Americans spend $13 billion a year on chocolate and the average American eats about 12 pounds of chocolate annually! . . . Continue or visitors click here Mexico Hikes Sugar Reference Price MEXICO CITY - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Mexico has published the reference price it will use to pay the country's growers for their sugarcane. . . . Continue or visitors click here USDA Average Grower Prices For GingerA table about USDA Average Grower Prices For Ginger . . . Subscribers Only
USDA Average Grower Prices For Mint OilA table about USDA Average Grower Prices For Mint Oil . . . Subscribers Only
China Expects to Double Sugar Imports BEIJING - Feb 16/04 - SNS -- China's sugar imports could almost double in 2004 from an estimated 672,000 metric tons (MT) in 2003 to a projected 1.2 million MT in the face of low domestic production and falling import duties. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly National Molasses Report SPRINGFIELD - Feb 17/04 - SNS -- The USDA released its latest weekly national report covering the sugarcane molasses market in that country. The report covers both cane blackstrap and feed grade merchandise . . . Continue or visitors click here Ukraine -- Preferential Sugar Imports KIEV - Feb 18/04 - APK -- Ukrainian government is planning to permit preferential imports of cane-origin raw sugar to Ukraine through June 1, 2004, the Head of the National Sugar Industry Association "Ukrtsukor" Mykola Yarchuk has informed, according to UNIAN news agency. . . . Continue or visitors click here Weekly National Molasses Report SPRINGFIELD - Feb 23/04 - SNS -- The USDA released its latest weekly national report covering the sugarcane molasses market in that country. The report covers both cane blackstrap and feed grade merchandise . . . Continue or visitors click here General Declines in Indian Spice Exports NEW DELHI - Feb 26/04 - SNS -- India is experiencing a significant decline in export sales of spices this season, with shipment through the end of January down 13.6% from last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here
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