Commodities Full bulletin May '23
Instability and uncertainty are the order of the day. Value growth in retail and services...
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The commodities markets are in the spotlight as a valuable resource for purchasing strategies. When it comes to sugar, production levels have fallen short of expectations, making it a challenging market to navigate.
International prices were characterised by bullish volatility throughout April. Prices reached 12-year highs.
The main driver for this was the further deterioration of supply in important production and export areas:
INDIA: Production for the current year was revised downwards (-8.4% compared to 21/22 production), below the threshold imposed by the government for the release of new export quotas.
BRAZIL: Production in the first two weeks of the campaign was below expectations. In addition, the government is considering raising the ethanol content in petrol to 30%, which would incentivise the conversion of sugar cane to ethanol, further limiting supply.
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