Quarterly Market Outlook - November 2018

Headline

Sugar

A massive 4.6 mln tonnes decrease in projected global surplus in 2018/19

World output to reduce by 2.2 mln tonnes

Lower production in Brazil, the EU, India, Pakistan, Russia and Thailand

Global use to grow by 1.65%

Ending stocks/consumption ratio to decrease

Mid-term review: a return to deficit in 2019/20?

New feature - Quarterly world sugar balances

World market prices hit bottom?

Brazilian Real strengthens, contributing to a world price rally

Mixed picture in domestic sugar markets

Special Focus - India’s Ethanol Programme: Renewed Impetus

Limited traction in in shifting production to alternative feedstocks in 2018/19

 Commodity Prices

Oil volatility: 4-year highs followed by lows in November

Coffee prices recover after 12-year low

 World Fuel Ethanol

Increased global production driven by US and Brazil

Brazil industry able to access increased domestic hydrous consumption

Expanded global ethanol trade seen as a necessity, US exports complete record 9 months

Distilling capacity in doubt for some national biofuel programmes

 Bioplastics and Biochemicals

Thailand pushes for higher-value bio-products

Thai sugar export allocation could be halved in 5-years

 Cogeneration

Brazil’s National Development Bank clears BRL300 loans to cane sector

Bagasse-based electricity sales to grid increase in Brazil and India

 Alternative Sweeteners

US HFCS offtake remains in decline, producers benefitting from improved by-product values

EU isoglucose production fails to rise after quotas are lifted

 Molasses

Low molasses prices remain a feature

EU imports expected to rise on lower beet production

 WTO Update

WTO dispute settlement board is grinding to a halt

Multilateral trade arrangement continue to expand under WTO umbrella

 RTAs

NAFTA becomes USMCA following recent agreement

EU-Brexit gets WTO angle on tariff rate quotas

Japan and China expand cooperation

 Comesa negotiations on new CET rates commence

Contents:

i-iii 			Executive Brief

1			World Sugar Market
	  1		World Balance  
          3		Brief(18)06 – Mid-term Review
	  4		Supply
	  4		Production
	 12		Export Availability
	 14		Demand
	 14		Consumption
	 15		Imports Demand
	 17		Brief(18)07 – Trade Balance for Raw and White Sugar
	 19		World Market Events and Prices
  	 22		Currency Movements
	 24		Domestic Markets and Prices
	 26		Brief(18)09 – Sugar Policy Developments

28			Special Focus
	 28		India’s Ethanol Programme: Renewed Impetus 

30			Commodity Prices

32			Fuel Ethanol
	 32		Overview
	 34		Production
	 37		Consumption
	 39		Ethanol Trade
	 41		Prices

45			Bioplastics and Biochemicals

46			Cogeneration

47			Alternative Sweeteners
	 47		HFCS / Isoglucose
	 50		Intensive Sweeteners

51			Molasses

54			WTO Update

55			Regional Trade Agreements

56			World Sugar Balance Estimates

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