Sugar & Confectionery – Trade & Market Updates

Brazilian sugar producers face reduced preferential access to the US market, with northeastern mills expected to seek alternative export destinations.

Lawmakers are consulting sugar industry stakeholders as Kenya reviews import controls following the expiry of its long-running Comesa safeguard regime.

Growers are seeking higher cane prices, ethanol production opportunities, loan waivers and reliable power as drought and rising costs put pressure on Karnataka’s sugar sector.

Butali Sugar says controlled import schedules and tighter repackaging rules are needed as Kenya seeks to balance domestic production with market demand.

The sugar industry says Pakistan could enter the 2026-27 crushing season with a surplus of 1.25 million tonnes and significant export potential.