Raw Sugar
There are several types of raw sugar currently available on the market.. By far the most common of these, a raw sugar traded globally in large quantities (over twenty million tons every year) is VHP raw sugar. VHP raw sugar is a Brazilian invention that revolutionized the global sugar trade in the early 90’s […]

Brazilian Sugar
Brazilian sugar is the most plentiful sugar in the world, due to the fact that Brazil is the largest producer of sugar in the world. Every year Brazil produces up to thirty million tons of sugar, much of which is sold offshore. The majority of Brazilian sugar is VHP raw sugar, which is almost […]

Buyer Beware – Getting Caught In a Sugar Scam
When I was new to sugar trading, I had an unpleasant experience that I will share with you all now in order to perhaps help you in your own sugar buying endeavors. It involves being caught out in an attempted sugar scam involving large amounts of Brazilian […]

Sugar processing is a multibillion dollar industry that quite literally spans the globe. From the sugar cane plantations of Brazil, to the tables of North America, and countries all around the world, sugar must undergo a great deal of processing to extract it from large stalks of sugar cane (or in some cases sugar beets) […]

Brazilian Sugar Mills
As the world demand for sugar and ethanol increases, so do Brazil’s sugar mills. Over the past few years, sugar mill numbers have been growing in Brazil, and they are forecast to continue doing so until at least 2015. In 2005, Brazil had 320 sugar mills, in 2006, this number had risen to […]

ICUMSA100 Sugar
ICUMSA 100 sugar is refined sugar of a lower grade and lower cost than ICUMSA 45. A light white color, it does not posses the visual appeal of sparkling white ICUMSA 45, however ICUMSA 100 is nevertheless food grade sugar and safe for human consumption.
ICUMSA Ratings
The ICUMSA ratings system is one set out by […]

ICUMSA 45 is the most sought after consumer sugar on the face of the planet. ICUMSA 45 is regarded in most developed countries as the best (and in some cases only) sugar for human consumption.
Unlike the raw sugar it comes from, which is a deep rich brown color, ICUMSA 45 sugar is a beautiful sparkling […]

This offer is valid untill the end of May, 2008. After that period this offer and the prices may or may not be available. I will not revisit this page, so please contact me if you need a fresh quote.
Product: Brazilian ICUMSA 45, Sparkling White Refined Cane Sugar
Specifications
Polarization: 99.8% Minimum
Ash Content: 0.04% Maximum
Moisture Content: .04 […]

When ordering sugar, the price depends on many factors. I will list them in the order of importance:
1.) Current / forecasted sugar supply and demand is the most important factor. In the past (years 1625 - 1750) sugar prices have been as high or sometimes higher than equal weight in gold. Luckily those days are […]

A fragmented giant, the Indian sugar cane industry has been vying with Brazil for the top spot for much of the last decade. In 2006, India produced around nineteen million tonnes of sugar, coming second only to Brazil, and making up ten percent of the global sugar supply with its exports.
In India, sugar is big […]