Explainers

Sugar comes from two crops: sugar cane (which accounts for 80% of total sugar production) and sugar beet (which accounts for the remaining 20%). Both crops produce sucrose and there is is no chemical difference between the end product, although beets only make high quality white sugar whereas cane can make a range of sugars from low-grade raws all the way to high quality whites. Cane and beet are grown in different climates across the globe.

Carbon offsets represent reductions in greenhouse gas emissions made through investments in clean technology and practices, ranging from building wind turbines to replace fossil fuel power to protecting and planting forests.

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• 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.

• 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.  

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

• 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.

• 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?  

• 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.  

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