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Raw Sugar & White Sugar

  • Raw sugar is not fit for human consumption.
  • It requires further processing at a refinery to become food grade.
  • White sugar is a food-grade product which requires more careful handling.

Stephen Geldart

1 year ago

2 min read

How Does a Re-Export Sugar Refinery Work?

  • Re-export refiners are important swing producers in the sugar market. 
  • Freight and energy costs are key factors affecting their profitability. 
  • · In this explainer we explain how they work.  

Stephen Geldart

1 year ago

1 min read

Czapp Explains Physical Differentials

  • Sugar and other commodity prices are often quoted as physical values. 
  • This enables clearer price risk management.  
  • In this explainer we demystify differentials.  

Stephen Geldart

1 year ago

1 min read

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

  • O Consecana é a associação que tem como objetivo garantir o bom relacionamento entre os produtores de cana de açúcar e as usinas.
  • A associação é responsável pela precificação da cana com base em seus custos de produção e nos preços dos produtos finais praticados no mercado.
  • Neste explicativo, compartilhamos com você a metodologia do Consecana para calcular o preço da cana de açúcar.

Catarina Junqueira

1 year ago

5 min read

Czapp Explains: Why We Should Care About Corn

  • Global grains shortages are not merely critical for food security. 
  • Corn also has uses in fuel, textiles, cosmetics and even pharmaceuticals. 
  • With supply tightening, will there be enough to go around?  

Sara Warden

1 year ago

6 min read

Czapp Explains: Europe’s First Plastic Packaging Tax

  • The UK’s Plastic Packaging Tax is set to become Europe’s first plastic tax in effect.  
  • It’ll come into force in April 2022 but packaging with more than 30% recycled content is exempt. 
  • It aims to prompt a switch from virgin to recycled plastic and create value recognition in waste plastic.  

Gareth Lamb

2 years ago

4 min read

Key Things to Know About Alternative Protein

  • Growing numbers are interested in the vegan diet. 
  • Greater demand is driving rapid growth in the alternative protein market. 
  • Here, we look at what alternative protein is and how it could disrupt the meat market.  

Sara Warden

2 years ago

2 min read

Czapp Explains: The Basics of Wheat

  • This Explainer will help you understand the key fundamentals and market drivers in wheat. 
  • A lot of this information has been covered in previous, longer articles, which are linked throughout. 
  • If there’s anything wheat-related you’d like to learn about in 2022, please contact will@czapp.com.  

Jolyon Hobby

2 years ago

3 min read

Pricing Wheat in Volatile Times

  • Whether you’re a producer seller or a processor buyer, it’s important to know your pricing options.
  • Volatile seasons make timing critical for setting prices.
  • Extraordinary market moves call for calm decision making.

Jolyon Hobby

2 years ago

3 min read