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The Ethiopian Sugar Corporation (ESC) recently floated an international tender for 200,000 metric tons of sugar.

This biannual report, published in May and November, includes data on U.S. and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade in sugar.

MY2018/19 Nigeria sugar production is estimated to remain at 80,000 tons, the same figure reported the previous year. MY 2018/19 imports are forecast to remain relatively constant at 1.8 million tons.

China’s sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2018/19 is forecast to rise for the third straight year, primarily due to expanded sugar beet area.

While MY2018/19 Argentine forecast for sugar production and consumption maintain stable levels, exports plummet to 150,000 tons (raw value), due to stagnant production and lower beginning stocks.

India’s centrifugal sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2018/19 (Oct-Sept) is expected to rise 4.2 percent to a record 33.8 million metric tons (MMT).

Costa Rica’s sugar cane production is forecast to decline 8.31 percent in MY 2017/2018.

The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published on their website guidelines on product approvals.

On June 12, 2015, the Mexican government’s Service of Administration and Disposition of Assets (SAE), announced the results of the tender for the sale of nine state-owned sugar mills.

MY2015/16 domestic sugar production is estimated at 70,000 tons (raw value), a decline of over seven percent from the 2014/15 estimate of 75,000 tons.

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Turkey is a major honey producer and consumer. Despite the difficulties facing the sector, production is expected to reach 110,000 metric tons in 2015.