Sugar: Market Research Report

April 2010 | 285 pages | ID: SBD1A5DDF0BEN
Global Industry Analysts, Inc

Abstracts

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Sugar in Thousand Metric Tons.

The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for each region for the period 2006 through 2015.

The report profiles 118 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as American Crystal Sugar Company, Sidney Sugars Incorporated, Associated British Foods plc, British Sugar plc, Illovo Sugar Ltd., Baotou Huazi Industry Co.Ltd., Copersucar S.A., Cosan Limited, CSR Limited, Dhampur Sugar Mills Limited, Eurosugar S.A.S., Lantic, Inc., Michigan Sugar Company, Midwest Agri-Commodities, Nordzucker AG, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, Tereos S.A., Tongaat-Hulett, and Western Sugar Cooperative, Inc.

Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research.

Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

Contents

I.INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
Disclaimers
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
Product Definitions and Scope of Study

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

Introduction
Outlook
Global Sugar Market Tit Bits
A Peek Into History of Sugar
Factors Affecting the Global Sugar Market
Growing Ethanol Demand Upsets Sugar Production
Ethanol Drives Demand for Sugarcane
Global Sugar Production

Table 1. Global Production Statistics for Centrifugal Sugar by Region (In Thousand Metric Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Changing Scenario in the Global Sugar Production
Impact of Policies And Regulations on Global Sugar Market
Future Prospects of Global Sugar Market
Global Sugar Consumption Scenario
Sugar Stocks to Go Down Globally
Steady Rise in Sugar Consumption Despite Recession
Global Sugar Exports Scenario

Table 2. Global Exports Statistics for Centrifugal Sugar By Region (In Thousand Metric Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Factors Influencing Ethanol Prices
Surging Food Sugar and Ethanol Demand
Electricity Cogeneration in Sugar Mills
GM Beet Sugar: A Review
GM Beet Sugar to Hit the Market
USDA’s Move to Deregulate Roundup Ready Sugar Beets
Roundup Ready Crop: A Boon or Bane

2.PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Cane Sugar
Cultivation

Table 3. World Leading Producers of Sugarcane (2007 - 08): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Production by Select Country (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Extracting Sugar From Sugarcane
Sugar Mills
Sugar Refinery
Beet Sugar
History of Sugar Beet
Sugar Beet Harvesting
Production Process For Beet Sugar
Washing and Extraction Stage
Evaporation and Formation of Sugar Crystals
Refining and Distillation
Key Uses of Beet Sugar
Beet Vs Cane: A Review

3.RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY

Astarta to Raise Yield of Sugar Beet
AMCU Allows VALARS Agro to Take Over Farm Companies
Nordzucker AG Acquires Danisco Sugar
Pfeifer & Langen Polska Acquires ABF Polish Sugar Business
CSR Sugar & Syngenta Crop Protection Inks Licensing Agreement
CSR to Rename Sugar & Renewable Energy Business
Lantic Sugar Merges with Rogers Sugar
Associated British Foods to Acquire Azucarera Ebro
Tereos to Sign an Agreement with Acor
EuroChem Acquires a Majority Stake in AgroSem
Bunge Acquires a Majority Stake in Monteverde Agroenergetica
German Bioplastics and Pyramid Technologies to Set Up a Sugar Beet PLA Plant
Danisco Plans to Merge Sugar Production
Abraaj Purchases Strategic Stake in Al Nouran Holding
Tate & Lyle Forms Joint Venture with Eridania Sadam
Associated British Foods Forms Joint Venture with Hebei Tian Lu
Tereos Inks Agreement with La Societe des Sucreries du Marquenterre
Arcadia Biosciences Inks Agreement with SESVanderHave Seeds

4.FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS

American Crystal Sugar Company (US)
Sidney Sugars Incorporated (US)
Associated British Foods plc (UK)
British Sugar plc (UK)
Illovo Sugar Ltd (South Africa)
Baotou Huazi Industry Co. Ltd. (China)
Copersucar S.A. (Brazil)
Cosan Limited (Brazil)
CSR Limited (Australia)
Dhampur Sugar Mills Limited (India)
Eurosugar S.A.S. (France)
Lantic, Inc. (Canada)
Michigan Sugar Company (US)
Midwest Agri-Commodities (US)
Nordzucker AG (Germany)
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative (US)
Tereos S.A. (France)
Tongaat-Hulett (South Africa)
Western Sugar Cooperative, Inc. (US)

5.GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE

Table 4. World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 5. World 9-Year Perspective for Sugar by Geographic Region –Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World Markets for the Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

III. MARKET

1.THE UNITED STATES

A. MARKET ANALYSIS

Outlook
US Sugarbeet Production Scenario

Table 6. US Production of Sugar (in Million Short Tons) from Sugar Beet and Sugar Cane for the Years 2004 - 05 to 2009 - 10 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 7. US Beet Sugar Crop Plantation Area (in 1000 Acres) During 2006/07 to 2009/10 by Region - Great Lakes, Upper Midwest, Great Plains, and Far West (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Sugarbeet Cultivation Scenario

Table 8. US Sugarbeet Production (in Million Tons) for the Year 2008 by Region - Minnesota, North Dakota, Michigan, Idaho, California, and Rest of US (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Production Contracts
Sugarbeet Processing
GM Sugarbeet Rises Hope for Near Future Growth in Production
Import and Export Scenario

Table 9. US Beet Pulp Exports (in Metric Tons) for the Years 2007 and 2008 by Region - Japan, Morocco, UK, Spain, Ireland, Canada, Mexico, Thailand, Australia, Venezuela, Taiwan, Colombia, New Zealand, UAE, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

U.S. Sugar Policies

Table 10. US Average Sugar Beet Prices Prevailed During 2003 to 2008, in US$ Per Short Ton (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

HFCS Offers Tough Fight to Sugar, in the Food Processing Sector
Key Players

B. MARKET ANALYTICS

Table 11. United States Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar - Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2.CANADA

A. MARKET ANALYSIS

Outlook
History of Sugar Trade in Canada
Organization of Cane and Beet Sugar Industry in Canada
Key End Use Sectors
Pricing of Refined Sugar
Regulatory Environment
Rationalization and Consolidation
Performance
Significance
Challenges for the Industry
Opportunities

Table 12. Canadian Imports of Raw Beet Sugar (2007 & 2008) – Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Select Country (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Strategic Corporate Developments
Lantic, Inc. – A Key Player

B. MARKET ANALYTICS

Table 13. Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar - Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3.JAPAN

A. MARKET ANALYSIS

Outlook

B. MARKET ANALYTICS

Table 14. Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar - Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4.EUROPE

A. MARKET ANALYSIS

Outlook
The European Union Sugar Regime

Table 15. The 4-Year Phased Reduction in Prices of Sugar Beet and Sugar (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

EU Surpasses Russia as Leading Sugar Buyer, Worldwide
Overview of Key Regional Markets
Belarus
Belarus Negotiates with Russia to Increase Sugar Exports
Capacity Increase Among the Sugar Refineries in Belarus
France
Germany

Table 16. German Sugar Statistics (2005 - 06 to 2007 - 08) – for Sugar Beet Cultivation Area (In Thousand Hectares) and Sugar production (In Thousand Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Russia
Beet Sugar Production Witnesses Rise in 2008
Russia to Reduce Duty on Raw Sugar by 70% during Warmer Months
Russian Sugar Refineries Face Closure Due to Financial Crisis
Yield and Import of Russian Sugar to Decline
Area Sown with Beet Sugar in Russia Down by 2.5% in 2009
Turkey
Production and Price of Sugar Beet in Turkey
Role of Government in Turkish Sugar Industry
A Boost in Sugar Beet Production in 2009
Ukraine
Consumption and Production Pattern
Import and Export Scenario
Government Support
Overview of Molasses Market
Key Statistical Data

Table 17. Albanian Beet Sugar Sector: Production of Centrifugal Beet Sugar in Thousand Metric Tons During 2001 to 2009 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Strategic Corporate Developments
Key Players

B. MARKET ANALYTICS

Table 18. European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar - Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5.ASIA-PACIFIC

A. MARKET ANALYSIS

Outlook
Strategic Corporate Developments

B. MARKET ANALYTICS

Table 19. Asia Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar by Geographic Region – China, India, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Rest of Asia Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 20. Asia Pacific 9-Year Perspective for Sugar by Geographic Region –Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for China, India, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Rest of Asia Markets for the Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5A.CHINA

A. MARKET ANALYSIS

Outlook
Beet Sugar Projections in China
Strategic Corporate Developments
Baotou Huazi Industry Co. Ltd. – A Key Player

B. MARKET ANALYTICS

Table 21. Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar - Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5B.INDIA

A. MARKET ANALYSIS

Outlook
Sugar Imports Spiked Amid Lower Domestic Production
Syngenta Introduces Sugar Beet for Tropical Climate Cultivation
Dhampur Sugar Mills Limited – A Key Player

B. MARKET ANALYTICS

Table 22. Indian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar - Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5C.AUSTRALIA

A. MARKET ANALYSIS

Outlook
Production and Export Scenario
Cane Growers in Australia Earning Good Revenues
Global Sugar Prices to Improve Sugar Yield in Australia
Reduction in Area Employed for Sugar Cane Production
Generation of Electricity and Heat in Sugar Mills
Changing Trends in Australian Sugar Sector
CSR Limited – A Key Player

B. MARKET ANALYTICS

Table 23. Australian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar - Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5D.THAILAND

Market Analysis

Table 24. Thai Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar - Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5E.INDONESIA

Market Analysis

Table 25. Indonesian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar - Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5F.PAKISTAN

A. MARKET ANALYSIS

Outlook
Sugarbeet to Supplement Sugar Production

B. MARKET ANALYTICS

Table 26. Pakistan Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar - Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5G.REST OF ASIA PACIFIC

A. MARKET ANALYSIS

Outlook
Key Statistical Data

Table 27. Kazakhstan Beet Sugar Sector: Production of Centrifugal Beet Sugar in Thousand Metric Tons During 2001 to 2009 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 28. Kyrgyzstan Beet Sugar Sector: Production of Centrifugal Beet Sugar in Thousand Metric Tons During 2001 to 2009 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

B. MARKET ANALYTICS

Table 29. Rest of Asia Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar - Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

6.LATIN AMERICA

A. MARKET ANALYSIS

Outlook

B. MARKET ANALYTICS

Table 30. Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar by Geographic Region – Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Rest of Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 31. Latin American 9-Year Perspective for Sugar by Region –Percentage Breakdown of Consumption for Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Rest of Latin American Markets for the Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

6A.BRAZIL

A. MARKET ANALYSIS

Outlook
Impact of Recession on Brazilian Sugar Export Sector
Brazil Ethanol Industry: An Outlook
Ethanol Types
Factors Driving the Demand for Ethanol
Demand for Ethanol Production Gains Traction
Brazil Continue to Remain on Top
Strategic Corporate Developments
Key Players

B. MARKET ANALYTICS

Table 32. Brazilian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar - Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

6B.MEXICO

Market Analysis

Table 33. Mexican Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar - Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

6C.ARGENTINA

Market Analysis

Table 34. Argentinean Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar - Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

6D.COLOMBIA

Market Analysis

Table 35. Colombian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar - Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

6E.REST OF LATIN AMERICA

Market Analysis

Table 36. Rest of Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar - Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

7.REST OF WORLD

A. MARKET ANALYSIS

Outlook
Cuba – A Regional Outlook
Strategic Corporate Developments
Key Players

B. MARKET ANALYTICS

Table 37. Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Sugar - Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 118 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 125)
Region/CountryPlayers
The United States
Canada
Japan
Europe
France
Germany
The United Kingdom
Italy
Spain
Rest of Europe
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)
Latin America
Africa
Middle East