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Sweet War: Don't Go There, Brazil Warns EU on Their Plan to Export Sugar PDF Print E-mail
2010 - January 2010
Written by Newsroom   
Friday, 29 January 2010 03:47

Sugar from BrazilThe European Union plans to export an extra 500,000 tons of sugar because world sugar prices have soared and European beet farmers have surpluses. The European Commission says the export of extra, unsubsidized sugar will not violate international trade rules. It says the measure is temporary.

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written by Zico, January 29, 2010
Brazil is going to tell the EU what to do. Good one.
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written by felsen_stark, January 29, 2010
Good story, thanks for posting, very informative.
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written by William Johnes III, January 29, 2010
Beet used to be a profitable crop in some part of Europe, but it's no longer since the reform of the sugar sector. EU has shortened both the production and the prices and now many European producers have switched to other crops.
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written by felsen_stark, January 30, 2010


Bad weather in India and Brazil has further diminished sugar stocks


What weather conditions is this referencing?
Too dry, wet, hot, cold?

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