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 From Thailand
In 2008, Thailand is set to export 5.8 million tons of sugar out of a total production of almost 7.8 million tons. Along with Brazil and India, Thailand’s sugar business is booming in spite of the fact that world sugar prices are down and an 11 million ton surplus is being forecast for […]

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 […]