The Newsletter for the food industry

Welcome to our latest Sugar News. Have a look at Nordzucker`s overview on company news and markets. In this issue we report on the latest developments in the sugar market and we also continuosly report on Nordzucker’s further developments in beet growing and sustainability area.

Issue 3/2024 - 12 November 2024

Beet harvest: high yield – campaign expected to last until February

The 2024/25 campaign has been running in the European factories since the beginning of September. Nordzucker expects an above-average beet yield – and a particularly […]

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Issue 3/2024 - 12 November 2024

GoGreen – individual roadmaps for our production sites on the road to decarbonisation

As part of our GoGreen programme, we will reduce production-related CO2 emissions at all our European sites to zero by 2050. The programme covers a […]

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Issue 3/2024 - 12 November 2024

Representation of interests through associations – added value for the sugar industry

Changing legal requirements, developments in the sugar market and political and social expectations have a major influence on Nordzucker. To ensure these diverse topics are […]

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Issue 2/2024 - 10 June 2024

World sugar market development

After the recovery in raw sugar prices in January, the downtrend continued and is currently trading at around USc19.00/lbs after failing a couple of times […]

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Issue 2/2024 - 10 June 2024

EU sugar market update

In this article, we will investigate developments in the European sugar market since our latest newsletter sent out during February this year. How did the […]

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Issue 2/2024 - 10 June 2024

Sugar beet 2024: Major regional differences in sowing dates

At the beginning of May, only around 50 per cent of the acreage in the Nordic countries had been sown. In Denmark in particular, there […]

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Issue 2/2024 - 10 June 2024

Smart Beet Initiative 2024: “Testing new approaches in sugar beet cultivation”

From herbicide reduction to insect monitoring, from temperature measurements in beet piles to the use of the rotary hoe – the topics of this year’s […]

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Issue 2/2024 - 10 June 2024

Nordzucker Plant Based Ingredients: Contract offers for pea cultivation 2025

‘The yellow grain pea is an exciting crop because it fits into many crop rotations due to its ability to collect nitrogen for subsequent crops. […]

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Issue 1/2024 - 7 February 2024

World market development

After hitting USc28.14/lbs, a 12-year high, in November, sugar prices dropped dramatically in December as the Brazilian harvest was yet again upgraded and the Indian […]

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Issue 1/2024 - 7 February 2024

EU market update

In this article, we will investigate developments in the European sugar market since our latest newsletter sent out. How did the fundamentals develop and what […]

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