Will Langston

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  • May 12, 2022

Farmer Diaries (UK): Lack of Rain Set To Continue

Insight Focus All sugar beet drilled Aphids appearing as beet leaves e...

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  • May 5, 2022

Farmer Diaries (Australia): Recent Rains Boost Cane Development

Insight Focus Recent rains bode well for Australian cane development. ...

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  • April 28, 2022

Farmer Diaries (China): Poor Rainfall and Fertiliser Supply Threatens Cane Development

Insight Focus In this series, we’re following farmers around the wor...

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  • April 21, 2022

Farmer Diaries (Thailand): Weed Management Challenging with Input Costs Still Rallying

Insight Focus Cane and cassava crops performing well following good ra...

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  • April 14, 2022

Farmer Diaries (UK): Beet Prices Rise, Govt Measures Seen as Inadequate

Insight Focus Hike in UK minimum beet price welcome but not seen as en...

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  • April 7, 2022

Farmer Diaries (Australia): Cane Development Hit by Drought

Insight Focus Fuel and fertiliser costs are a major concern. More rain...

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  • April 1, 2022

Ask the Analyst: Ukrainian Grains Disruption Following Russia’s Invasion

Insight Focus Ukraine is fifth-largest grains exporter in the world. T...

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  • March 31, 2022

Farmer Diaries (China): Relying on Reserves as Fertiliser Crisis Persists

Insight Focus In this series, we’re following farmers around the wor...

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  • March 17, 2022

Farmer Diaries (Thailand): Cane Harvest Feels the Heat

Insight Focus In this series, we’re following farmers around the wor...

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  • March 14, 2022

Czapp’s Sugar Consumption Case Studies

Sugar consumption has been falling on a per capita basis for years in ...

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  • March 10, 2022

Farmer Diaries (UK): Going Organic as Fertiliser Prices Climb Higher

Insight Focus In this series, we’re following farmers around the wor...

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  • March 4, 2022

Ask The Analyst: Ukraine Crisis Could Tighten Food Supply

Insight Focus Many countries around the world rely on Russia and Ukrai...

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  • March 3, 2022

Farmer Diaries (Australia): Solid Cane Production Despite Cyclone Threat

Insight Focus In this series, we’re following farmers around the wor...

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  • February 17, 2022

Farmer Diaries (Brazil): Tough Cane Season Ahead for CS Brazil

Insight Focus In this series, we’re following farmers around the wor...

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  • February 1, 2022

The Farmer Diaries (Thailand): We Went to Meet Chairat in Person

For this week’s Farmer Diary, Nate travelled to Khon Kaen to meet wi...

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  • January 21, 2022

Farmer Diaries (UK): Unusually Warm Holiday Season Boosts Yields

In this series, we’re following farmers around the world.  We’...

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  • January 7, 2022

Farmer Diaries (Australia): A Stormy Start to 2022

In this series, we’re following farmers around the world.  We’...

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  • December 17, 2021

Ask the Analyst: Brazilian Orange Production in 2021/22

In this week’s Ask the Analyst, we share our production estimates fo...

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  • November 10, 2021

The Farmer Diaries (Brazil): Fertiliser Shortages Occupy the Mind

In this series, we’re following farmers around the world.  We’...

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  • October 27, 2021

US Orange Producers Narrowly Avoid Hurricanes

Florida should harvest 52m boxes of orange this season. This is an 800...

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  • October 20, 2021

The Farmer Diaries (Thailand): Floods Weaken Agricultural Yields

In this series, we’re following farmers around the world. We’l...

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  • October 8, 2021

The Czapp News Feed’s Stories of the Week

We have all the Sugar, Ethanol, Grains, Dairy and PET news you need on...

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  • October 6, 2021

Farmer Diaries (UK): Fertiliser Prices Causing Stress

In this series, we’re following farmers around the world. We’l...

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  • October 1, 2021

The Czapp News Feed’s Stories of the Week

We have all the Sugar, Ethanol, Grains, Dairy and PET news you need on...

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  • September 30, 2021

Brazil’s Orange Production Looks Worse Than We’d Anticipated

Brazilian orchards have suffered their worst drought on record this ye...

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  • September 24, 2021

The Czapp News Feed’s Stories of the Week

We have all the Sugar, Ethanol, Grains, Dairy and PET news you need on...

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  • September 23, 2021

Key Grape Producers Suffer After Storms, Frosts and Heatwaves

Two of the world’s largest grape producers should underperform in 20...

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  • September 17, 2021

The Czapp News Feed’s Stories of the Week

We have all the Sugar, Ethanol, Grains, Dairy and PET news you need on...

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  • September 15, 2021

The Farmer Diaries (Brazil): Drought and Fire

In this series, we’re following farmers around the world. We’l...

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  • September 10, 2021

The Czapp News Feed’s Stories of the Week

We have all the Sugar, Ethanol, Grains, Dairy and PET news you need on...

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  • September 10, 2021

The Farmer Diaries (UK): Harvest Time and Brexit Woes

In this series, we’re following farmers around the world. We’l...

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  • September 3, 2021

The Czapp News Feed’s Stories of the Week

Opinion Focus We have all the Sugar, Ethanol, Grains, Dairy and PET ne...

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  • September 2, 2021

Polish Apple Production Rebounds with Warm Weather

Europe should produce 11.7m tonnes of Apple Juice Concentrate in 2020/...

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  • August 27, 2021

The Czapp News Feed’s Stories of the Week

We have all the Sugar, Ethanol, Grains, Dairy and PET news you need on...

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  • August 24, 2021

Key Tomato Paste Producers Battle with Weather

The world should produce 38.8m tonnes of tomato paste this year, down ...

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  • August 23, 2021

Send Us Your Questions for Friday’s ‘Ask the Analyst’

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  • August 20, 2021

The Czapp News Feed’s Stories of the Week

We have all the Sugar, Ethanol, Grains, Dairy and PET news you need on...

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  • August 16, 2021

Send Us Your Questions for Friday’s ‘Ask the Analyst’

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  • August 13, 2021

The Czapp News Feed’s Stories of the Week

Opinion Focus We have all the Sugar, Ethanol, Grains, Dairy and PET ne...

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  • August 6, 2021

The Czapp News Feed’s Stories of the Week

We have all the Sugar, Ethanol, Grains, Dairy and PET news you need on...

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  • July 30, 2021

The Czapp News Feed’s Stories of the Week

We have all the Sugar, Ethanol, Grains, Dairy and PET news you need on...

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  • July 29, 2021

Mexican Orange Production Rebounds Following Drought

Mexico should produce 4m tonnes of orange this season, up 40% year-on-...

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  • July 26, 2021

Disease Hits US Orange Production

Many US orange crops have been ravaged by a disease called ‘citrus g...

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  • July 20, 2021

Drought Hinders Brazilian Orange Production

Brazil’s drought could hit orange production in 2021/22. With this, ...

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  • July 2, 2021

Ask the Analyst: Brazilian Corn Ethanol and the Sugar Industry

In case you missed it, we think Brazil will produce 534.8m tonnes of c...

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  • June 28, 2021

Send Us Your Questions for Friday’s ‘Ask the Analyst’

Please send us your questions by midday Wednesday (12pm UK) to be answ...

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  • June 24, 2021

Tomato Paste Production and Prices in 2021

The Tomato Paste industry continues to show remarkable growth each yea...

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  • June 1, 2021

Send Us Your Questions for Friday’s ‘Ask the Analyst’

Please send us your questions by midday Wednesday (12pm BST) to be ans...

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  • May 25, 2021

Indian Mango Production Down After Drought?

India is the world’s largest mango producer, accounting for around 5...

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  • May 24, 2021

Send Us Your Questions for Friday’s ‘Ask the Analyst’

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  • May 4, 2021

Send Us Your Questions for Friday’s ‘Ask the Analyst’

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  • April 26, 2021

Send Us Your Questions for Friday’s ‘Ask the Analyst’

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  • March 22, 2021

Send Us Your Questions for Friday’s ‘Ask the Analyst’

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  • March 15, 2021

Send Us Your Questions for Friday’s ‘Ask the Analyst’

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  • March 8, 2021

Send Us Your Questions for Friday’s ‘Ask the Analyst’

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  • March 3, 2021

Send Us Your Questions for Friday’s ‘Ask the Analyst’

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  • February 1, 2021

Send Us Your Questions for Friday’s ‘Ask the Analyst’

Other Opinions You Might Be Interested In… Ask the Analyst: Brex...

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  • January 4, 2021

Opinions You Might Have Missed Over Christmas

Happy New Year! We hope you had a restful break and feel eager to tack...

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  • November 9, 2020

Czapp Improvements Between August and October 2020

In this update, we’ll talk you through four of our newest Interactiv...

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  • October 6, 2020

Apples: Chinese Crop Performs Well Despite Frost

Note: All references to the EU include the United Kingdom. We recently...

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  • September 22, 2020

Apples: Can the EU Pounce on China’s Reduced Production?

China, the world’s largest apple producer, suffered frosty condition...

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  • September 16, 2020

Egypt Extends Sugar Import Ban for Three Months

Egypt has extended its ban on sugar imports for a further three months...

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  • August 5, 2020

Czapp Improvements in July 2020

The redesigned Sugar Statshot offers a snappy overview of what’s hap...

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  • July 30, 2020

Czapp’s News Picks – 30th July 2020

The Czapp News Feed gives you access to all the relevant news for sug...

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  • July 27, 2020

Czapp’s News Picks – 27th July 2020

The Czapp News Feed gives you access to all the relevant news for sug...

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  • July 22, 2020

Czapp’s News Picks – 22nd July 2020

The Czapp News Feed gives you access to all the relevant news for sug...

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  • July 20, 2020

Czapp’s News Picks – 20th July 2020

The Czapp News Feed gives you access to all the relevant news for sug...

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  • July 16, 2020

Czapp’s News Picks – 16th July 2020

The Czapp News Feed gives you access to all the relevant news for sug...

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  • July 13, 2020

Czapp’s News Picks – 13th July 2020

The Czapp News Feed gives you access to all the relevant news for sug...

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  • July 3, 2020

Czapp Improvements in June 2020

The Czapp News Feed now gives you free access to all the relevant news...

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  • June 9, 2020

Czapp Improvements in April and May 2020

288 words / 1 minute reading time We’ve redesigned the Interactive D...

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  • April 9, 2020

Czapp Improvements in March 2020

470 words / 2.5 minute reading time The Ingredients and Packaging Mark...

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  • March 4, 2020

Czapp Improvements in January and February 2020

698 words / 3.5 minute reading time The USDA Dashboard has arrived; th...

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  • February 7, 2020

Chart of the Fortnight: Thai Sugar Production at 10 Year Low

63 words / less than a minute reading time Thai sugar production is go...

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  • December 12, 2019

Czapp Improvements in November 2019

690 words / 4 minute reading time You can now view our Interactive Dat...

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  • October 28, 2019

Czapp Improvements in September and October 2019

494 words / 4 minute read Czapp is now mobile!  You now have live...

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