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Sugar
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Various types of sugar, including brown sugar in a bowl, white sugar on a wooden spoon, rock sugar pieces, and brown sugar cubes, displayed on a rustic wooden surface.
  • August 25, 2022

Raw Sugar & White Sugar

Raw sugar is the form sugar takes after the first processing stage of ...

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Sugar refinery
  • July 20, 2022

¿Cómo funciona una Refinería de azúcar?

Las refinerías de reexportación desempeñan un papel crucial en el m...

Sugar
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An industrial plant with large metal tanks, pipes, and staircases, emitting steam against a clear blue sky. The structure is complex, with yellow safety railings and interconnected platforms.
  • July 20, 2022

How Does a Re-Export Sugar Refinery Work?

Re-export refiners play a crucial role in the global sugar market as i...

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A combine harvester moves through a golden wheat field under a bright sky, cutting and collecting the crop, with another harvester visible in the blurred background.
  • June 23, 2022

Diferenciales físicos

Los precios del azúcar y otras materias primas, que suelen coti...

Food and Ingredients Sugar
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A brightly lit grocery store produce section featuring neatly arranged fruits and vegetables, such as oranges, lemons, apples, and potatoes, with large display bins and shelves along both sides of a wide aisle.
  • June 23, 2022

Physical Differentials

Sugar and other commodity prices, typically quoted as physical values,...

Ethanol Sugar
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A red sugarcane harvester operates in a green sugarcane field next to a dirt road under a clear blue sky.
  • June 14, 2022

Como é calculado o Preço do kg de ATR pelo Consecana?

O Consecana é a associação que tem como objetivo garantir o bom rel...

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Pet Resin bottles
  • May 4, 2022

PET Resin Hedging and Risk Management

Futures market play a crucial role in managing price risk for commodit...

Grains
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Golden wheat field glowing in the sunlight with ripe stalks in the foreground and a bright, blurry background, creating a warm and peaceful atmosphere.
  • April 5, 2022

Why We Should Care About Corn

Explainer Focus Global grains shortages are not merely critical for fo...

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A combine harvester moves through a golden wheat field under a bright sky, cutting and collecting the crop, with another harvester visible in the blurred background.
  • February 22, 2022

El impuesto sobre los envases de plástico del Reino Unido: lo que necesita saber:

El Reino Unido está a punto de liderar Europa con su innovador ...

PET
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A vast landfill filled with piles of plastic waste and discarded items stretches into the distance under a partly cloudy sky at sunset. Trash covers the ground and forms large mounds across the landscape.
  • February 22, 2022

The UK’s Plastic Packaging Tax – What You Need to Know

The UK is poised to lead Europe with its groundbreaking Plastic Packag...

Food and Ingredients
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A combine harvester moves through a golden wheat field under a bright sky, cutting and collecting the crop, with another harvester visible in the blurred background.
  • February 21, 2022

Lo que hay que saber sobre las proteínas alternativas

El aumento del interés por el veganismo está impulsando ...

Food and Ingredients
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A combine harvester moves through a golden wheat field under a bright sky, cutting and collecting the crop, with another harvester visible in the blurred background.
  • February 21, 2022

Principais Coisas para Saber Sobre Proteínas Alternativas

O aumento do interesse pelo veganismo está alimentando o aument...

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